CVE-2012-0161

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0161
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-09 00:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5 SP1, 3.5.1, and 4 does not properly handle an unspecified exception during use of partially trusted assemblies to serialize input data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP) or (2) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka ".NET Framework Serialization Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft .net Framework 1.0 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 1.1 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 3.0 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 3.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 3.5.1 All All All
Application Microsoft .net Framework 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-035 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft .NET Framework Serialization Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Alert TA12-129A - Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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