CVE-2016-0033 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted XSLT data triggering recursive compilation in the .NET Framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0033?
CVE-2016-0033 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 does not prevent recursive compilation of XSLT transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via crafted XSLT data, aka ".NET Framework Stack Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0033?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0033?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-0033 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0033 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft .Net Framework
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr9c-h5pv-hgrp.