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CVE-2012-0160 (GCVE-0-2012-0160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:16
VLAI
Summary
Microsoft .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 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."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027036 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://secunia.com/advisories/49117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2012-05-08 00:00
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