CVE-2020-16937

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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>

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-october-2020-patch-tuesday-87-cves-bad-neighbor-windows-tcp-ip-cve-2020-16898

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16937

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium