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>
EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, 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.