The flaw, found during a proactive audit is located in the secure channel or Schannel technology.
The flaw can be exploited by an attacker to remotely attack a machine.
Microsoft received information about this vulnerability through coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
We say potential as no attacks have yet been reported using this vulnerability.
Also, Microsoft has released a patch for the flaw, which means the loophole has been plugged.
Microsoft has also said that there is no other workaround against this flaw other than the patch.
Microsoft also added several new ciphersuites to its TLS implementation in Windows.
This update includes new TLS cipher suites that offer more robust encryption to protect customer information.
Techworm advises you to apply the Schannel patch immediately if you are using a Windows OS
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source: www.techworm.net
