CVE-2012-0163
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not properly validate function parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not properly validate function parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted ASP.NET application, or (3) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka ".NET Framework Parameter Validation Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.25% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/.net framework
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 38.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74377
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15495
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74377
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15495
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.