#VU2992 Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Framework - CVE-2012-0164

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2992

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0164

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft .NET Framework

Software vendor:
Microsoft

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper comparison of the value of an index within a WPF application in .NET Framework. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and cause the application to stop responding until a manual restart.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

Install update from vendor's website:

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4ee3cb61-542e-4e42-aa0e-0cbf8dd89648

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms12-034