SB2012050803 - Two vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework
Published: May 8, 2012 Updated: March 15, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012050803
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0164)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper comparison of the value of an index within a WPF application in .NET Framework. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the application to stop responding until a manual restart.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0162)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site containing a malicious XAML browser application (aka XBAP) or .NET Framework application, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.