CVE-2015-1672: microsoft .net_framework Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-1672 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in microsoft .net_framework. EPSS estimates a 17.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-05-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (recursion and performance degradation) via crafted encrypted data in an XML document, aka ".NET XML Decryption Denial of Service Vulnerability."

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.