Vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2
CVE-2020-16937
<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>
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 — versions 2.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5.1 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 — versions 3.0.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2 — versions 3.5.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.7.1/4.7.2 — versions 3.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.7.2 — versions 4.7.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 And 4.8 — versions 4.8.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2 — versions 4.0.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6 — versions 4.0.0.0
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16937 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16937?
- CVE-2020-16937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16937?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.