CVE-2016-3255 (GCVE-0-2016-3255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-13 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:47
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Summary
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
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CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036291 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91601 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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