Applies To.NET

Applies to:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

REMINDER

  • As a reminder to advanced IT administrators, updates to .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2012 R2 should only be applied on systems where .NET Framework 3.5 is present and enabled. Customers who attempt to pre-install updates to .NET Framework 3.5 to offline images that do not contain the .NET Framework 3.5 product enabled will expose these systems to failures to enable .NET Framework 3.5 after the systems are online. For more extensive information about deploying .NET Framework 3.5, see Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Considerations.

  • If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Summary

Security Improvements

CVE-2023-36796 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution. For more information see CVE 2023-36796.

CVE-2023-36792 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution. For more information see CVE-2023-36792.

CVE-2023-36793 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution. For more information see CVE-2023-36793.

CVE-2023-36794 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution. For more information see CVE-2023-36794.

CVE-2023-36788 - .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a vulnerability in the WPF XAML parser where an unsandboxed parser can lead to remote code execution. For more information see CVE 2023-36788.

Quality and Reliability Improvements

For a list of improvements that were released with this update, please see the article links in the Additional Information section of this article.

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update.

Additional information about this update

The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions.

  • 5029915 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5029915)

  • 5029916 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5029916)

  • 5029917 Description of the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB5029917)

How to get this update

Release Channel

Available

Next Step

Windows Update and Microsoft Update

Yes

None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update.

Microsoft Update Catalog

Yes

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

Yes

This operating system update will offer, as applicable, and individual .NET Framework product updates will be installed. For more information about individual .NET Framework product updates see additional information about this update section.

This update will automatically sync with WSUS if you configure as follows:

Product: Windows Server 2012 R2

Classification: Security Updates

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