CVE-2012-0163 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0163?

CVE-2012-0163 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 10 Apr 2012. 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

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."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0163?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0163 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-2012-0163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-85wj-fjj7-c42p.