CVE-2012-0163
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not properly validate function parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted ASP.NET application, or (3) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka ".NET Framework Parameter Validation Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 38.3% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-0201)
- Published
- April 10, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0201 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026907
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html(US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74377
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15495
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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