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CVE-2016-0033

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1

References

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

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