Home / bulletins 3050995 - Improperly Issued Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing - Version: 2.0
Posted on 27 March 2015
Revision Note: V2.0 (March 26, 2015): Advisory rereleased to announce that the update for supported editions of Windows Server 2003 is now available. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3050995 for more information and download links.
Summary: Microsoft is aware of improperly issued digital certificates coming from the subordinate CA, MCS Holdings, which could be used in attempts to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks. The improperly issued certificates cannot be used to issue other certificates, impersonate other domains, or sign code. This issue affects all supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
