CVE-2020-16937 (GCVE-0-2020-16937)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-16 22:17 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could disclose contents of an affected system's memory.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Framework handles objects in memory.</p>
Severity
CWE
- Information Disclosure
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
12 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 |
Affected:
4.0.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 |
Affected:
4.8.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 |
Affected:
4.8.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 |
Affected:
4.7.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 |
Affected:
3.0.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.1/4.7.2 |
Affected:
3.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2 |
Affected:
3.5.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 |
Affected:
4.0.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 |
Affected:
2.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 |
Affected:
3.5.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 |
Affected:
3.5.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 |
Affected:
4.0.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2020-10-13 07:00
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vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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