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CVE-2014-6321, addressed by Microsoft bulletin MS14-066 and commonly referred to as WinShock, is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Schannel (schannel.dll), the Secure Channel package that implements SSL/TLS for Windows services and applications. The provided content describes the issue as a TLS handshake-stage heap overflow reachable before authentication. Specifically, reporting cited in the content attributes the flaw to schannel!DecodeSigAndReverse, used while processing ECDSA client certificate signatures. The vulnerable logic reportedly allocates heap memory based on one length returned from CryptDecodeObject, then copies data using a different decoded length/value, allowing a malformed ECC/ECDSA signature in a crafted certificate-related structure to overflow the allocated heap buffer. The content also notes that MS14-066 covered multiple underlying flaws under a single CVE, including buffer overflow conditions and certificate validation bypasses, but the primary exploitation path described is the pre-auth heap overflow in Schannel packet processing.
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A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows SChannel (Secure Channel) related to SSL/TLS certificate handling, enabling attacks such as certificate verification bypass and buffer overflow leading to full system compromise.
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft's SChannel SSL/TLS implementation affecting Windows clients and servers.
A Schannel-related TLS vulnerability referenced in test output indicating the evaluated setup is not vulnerable.
A TLS heap overflow vulnerability in Microsoft schannel.dll that can lead to denial of service and potentially remote code execution during the TLS handshake before authentication.
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