CVE-2010-1898 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2010-1898?

CVE-2010-1898 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 11 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Common Language Runtime (CLR) in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5 SP1, and 3.5.1, and Microsoft Silverlight 2 and 3 before 3.0.50611.0 on Windows and before 3.0.41130.0 on Mac OS X, does not properly handle interfaces and delegations to virtual methods, 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 "Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft .NET Framework CLR Virtual Method Delegate Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1898?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Silverlight.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2010-1898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5f4j-48gx-59pq.