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CVE-2014-0257
published 2014-02-12

CVE-2014-0257: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 does not properly determine whether it is safe to execute a method, which…

PriorityP275critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
69.80%
99.3th percentile
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 SP3, 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 does not properly determine whether it is safe to execute a method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted web site or (2) a crafted .NET Framework application that exposes a COM server endpoint, aka "Type Traversal Vulnerability."

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

path%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\dfsvc.exe
path%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll
path%TEMP%\CVE-2014-0257.dll
processdfsvc.exe
  • Monitor for dfsvc.exe (.NET Deployment Service) spawned from or interacting with iexplore.exe at Low Integrity level, which is indicative of an IE Enhanced Protected Mode sandbox escape attempt.
  • Detect the environment variable PSHCMD being set within an iexplore.exe process context, as the exploit stages a PowerShell payload via this variable.
  • Alert on CVE-2014-0257.dll being written to the %TEMP% directory and subsequently loaded, as this is the exploit's dropped library artifact.
  • ·The exploit only targets .NET 4.5 and .NET 4.5.1 deployments; other .NET versions are not covered by this specific Metasploit module even though the CVE affects .NET 1.0 through 4.5.1.
  • ·The module targets IE 8 through IE 11 exclusively.
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