CVE-2012-4777

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

14/11/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The code-optimization feature in the reflection implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and 4.5 does not properly enforce object permissions, 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 "WPF Reflection Optimization Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

9.30

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5:::::::*

CVE-2012-4777

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools