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CVE-2012-1855

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not properly handle function pointers, 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 Memory Access Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.5.1, 4.0

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-038
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14717
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-038
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14717

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