CVE-2016-0033 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2016-02-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 23.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23441.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034983
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-019

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft .net Framework

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-02-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:12.725Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0033

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-10T11:59:01.297

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-0033

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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