CVE-2018-0764
1.1 and 2.0 allow a denial of service vulnerability due to the way XML documents are processed, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial Of Service Vulnerability".
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 5.7 and .NET Core 1.0. 1.1 and 2.0 allow a denial of service vulnerability due to the way XML documents are processed, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial Of Service Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0765.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.88% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/.net core · microsoft/powershell core · microsoft/.net framework
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 8.9% since 27 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102387Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040152Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0379Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0764Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102387Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040152Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0379Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0764Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.