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CVE

CVE-2018-0764

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 5.7 and .NET Core 1.0. 1

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 5.7 and .NET Core 1.0. 1.1 and 2.0 allow a denial of service vulnerability due to the way XML documents are processed, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial Of Service Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0765.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.34677
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
microsoft .net coreall versions
microsoft powershell coreall versions
microsoft .net frameworkall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
NuGet System.Security.Cryptography.Xml HIGH fixed in 4.4.2
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPowerShell Core DLL Loaded Via Office Application
productmediumPowerShell Core DLL Loaded By Non PowerShell Process
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Jan 2018 · 01:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2018-0764Denial of Service
rhsaRHSA-2018:0379Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102387Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040152Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0764PatchVendor Advisory
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