Today, we are releasing a new Security and Quality Rollup and Security Only Update for the .NET Framework.
Please see .NET Core May 2017 Updates for the .NET Core updates being released today.
Security
Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-0248
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft .NET Framework (and .NET Core) components do not completely validate certificates.
An attacker could present a certificate that is marked invalid for a specific use, but the component uses it for that purpose. This action disregards the Enhanced Key Usage extensions.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that .NET Framework (and .NET Core) components completely validate certificates.
To learn more about this vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2017-0248.
This update also contains security-enhancing fixes to the Windows Presentation Framework PackageDigitalSignatureManager component’s ability to sign packages with the SHA256 hash algorithm.
Quality and Reliability
There are no quality and reliability changes this month.
Getting the Update
The Security and Quality Rollup is available via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services and Microsoft Update Catalog. The Security Only Update is available via Windows Server Update Services and Microsoft Update Catalog. The Windows 10 updates are integrated with the Windows 10 Monthly Update.
Docker Images
The Windows ServerCore and .NET Framework Docker images have also been updated. Pulling the latest image will update your local Docker image cache.
Downloading KBs from Microsoft Update Catalog
You can learn more about the releases from the table below. See .NET Framework Monthly Rollups Explained for an explanation on how to use this table to download patches from Microsoft Update Catalog.
| Product Version | Security and Quality Rollup KB | Security Rollup KB |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Catalog 4019114 |
Catalog 4019111 |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2 | 4014507 | 4014587 |
| .NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1 | 4014510 | 4014590 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 4014512 | 4014595 |
| .NET Framework 3.5 | 4014581 | |
| Windows Server 2012 | Catalog 4019113 |
Catalog 4019110 |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2 | 4014506 | 4014586 |
| .NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1 | 4014509 | 4014589 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 4014513 | 4014597 |
| .NET Framework 3.5 | 4014503 | 4014577 |
| Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Catalog 4019112 |
Catalog 4019108 |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2 | 4014508 | 4014588 |
| .NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1 | 4014511 | 4014591 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 4014514 | 4014599 |
| .NET Framework 3.5.1 | 4014504 | 4014579 |
| Windows Server 2008 | Catalog 4019115 |
Catalog 4019109 |
| .NET Framework 4.6 | 4014511 | 4014591 |
| .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 4014514 | 4014599 |
| .NET Framework 2.0 | 4014502 | 4014575 |
Known Issue with the April 2017 Update
The April 2017 Monthly Update contained a bug that caused the PowerShell Stop-Computer command to stop correctly functioning. This bug has since been fixed. You can get the fix in the following ways:
Using Windows 10
- Install the May 2017 Update for Windows 10 (see link in the table above).
Using an earlier version of Windows
- Wait for the next .NET Framework monthly update, which will include this fix. This approach is recommended if you are not experiencing this problem.
- Install the specific fix for this issue, which you can find in the April 2017 Monthly Update post.
Note that the .NET Framework 4.7 contains the fix. If you are using Windows 10 Creators Update, you will still need to install the May 2017 Update (see link in the table above) to get this fix.
Previous Monthly Rollups
The last few .NET Framework Monthly updates are listed below for your convenience:
Note: Previously released security and quality updates are included in today’s release.
More Information
You can read the .NET Framework Monthly Rollups Explained to learn more about how the .NET Framework is updated.