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TI-2012-00160 Aliases CVE-2012-0164GHSA-m483-w5fx-c7h4

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 does not properly compare index values, which allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 does not properly compare index values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via crafted requests to a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application, aka ".NET Framework Index Comparison Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.17191 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m483-w5fx-c7h4

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

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  • TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-06273 Code injection in Microsoft .NET Framework KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-01495 The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-19239 .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-18684 ASP.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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