Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-16937.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
<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>
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 4.0.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 | 4.8.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 | 4.8.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 | 4.7.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 3.0.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.1/4.7.2 | 3.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2 | 3.5.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 | 4.0.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 | 2.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 | 3.5.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 | 3.5.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 | 4.0.0.0 – before publication |