CVE-2012-0164 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework 4, specifically affecting Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. The flaw stems from improper index value comparison, allowing remote attackers to trigger an application hang through crafted requests. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.