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CVE-2012-0162
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 does not properly allocate buffers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 21.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 does not properly allocate buffers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP) or (2) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka ".NET Framework Buffer Allocation Vulnerability."
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.9% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14655 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 53358 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS12-034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- TA12-129A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2012-0200 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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