What is CVE-2016-0149?

CVE-2016-0149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net_framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-0149?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-0149 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Microsoft .Net_framework

CVE-2016-0149

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information via vectors involving injection of cleartext data into the client-server data stream…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.158 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft .Net_framework — versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

1035842 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-065 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
90026 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0149?: CVE-2016-0149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net_framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-0149?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0149 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.