CVE-2016-0033

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
23.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: February 10, 2016 (3747 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft .net framework

References

🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com