CVE-2011-1978

N/A

Published: August 10, 2011 at 09:16 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC

7 products affected across 1 vendor.NET FrameworkWindows Server 2008Windows 7

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 20%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5.1, and 4 does not properly validate the System.Net.Sockets trust level, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or trigger arbitrary outbound network traffic via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted ASP.NET application, or (3) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka "Socket Restriction Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

.NET Framework · Microsoft

95%

2.0 sp2 3.5.1 4.0

microsoft-windows-2003-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)

Windows 2003 Server · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows 7 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows Server 2003 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoftdevice

80%

All versions