{"id":"CVE-2018-0765","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-0765","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:08:12.953Z","title":"A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents, aka \".NET and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET…","description":"A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents, aka \".NET and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability.\" This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, .NET Core 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.","published":"2018-05-09T19:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:31:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["microsoft/.net core","microsoft/.net framework"],"epss":{"score":0.08125,"percentile":0.94807,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0765","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}