CVE-2007-0042

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-0042
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-07-10 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInterpretation conflict in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista allows remote attackers to access configuration files and obtain sensitive information, and possibly bypass security mechanisms that try to constrain the final substring of a string, via %00 characters, related to use of %00 as a string terminator within POSIX functions but a data character within .NET strings, aka "Null Byte Termination Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft .net Framework 1.0 All All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 1.1 All All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-040 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-191A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - .NET Buffer Overflows in PE Loader and JIT Compiler Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft .NET Framework Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Risks in POS Systems: The Importance of a Security Assessment af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-assessment.com
[security bulletin] HPSBST02243 SSRT071446 rev.1 - Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS07-036 to MS07-041 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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