dotnet: Improper processing of XML documents can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service
Published May 9, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.28%
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents, aka ".NET and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7/4.7.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1, .NET Core 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.0
- 3.0
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 3.5
Running on/with
- n/a
- 1607
- 1703
- 1709
- 1803
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- 1803
Configuration 4
- 3.5.1
Running on/with
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 5
- 4.5.2
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 6
- 4.6
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 7
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.7.1
Running on/with
- 1607
- n/a
Configuration 8
- 4.6
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 9
- 4.6
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.7.1
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 10
- 4.7.1
Running on/with
- 1709
Configuration 11
- 4.7.2
Running on/with
- 1803
Configuration 12
- 4.7
- 4.7.1
Running on/with
- 1703
No data.
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcore
Not affected
.NET Core 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcore
Not affected
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
rh-dotnet20-dotnet
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcore | Not affected | n/a |
| .NET Core 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcore | Not affected | n/a |
| .NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnet20-dotnet | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (31 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.28% (0.08277) | 94.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.70% (0.07700) | 93.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09910) | 92.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12.88% (0.12881) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09910) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07821) | 91.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 5.92% (0.05916) | 90.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03448) | 86.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.25% (0.05250) | 82.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03031) | 85.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 72.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 71.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 71.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 70.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 73.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 67.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 67.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 72.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 73.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 73.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 91.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 30, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 90.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 89.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 22, 2022 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 77.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 5.27% (0.05274) | 76.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.79% (0.04794) | 74.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 87.85th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 87.71th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 95.19th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0765 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576631 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-35hc-x2cw-2j4v Advisory
- https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/67
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0765
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0765
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104060 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0765 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576631 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-35hc-x2cw-2j4v | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/67 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0765 | ||
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0765 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0765 |
Change history (0)
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