CVE-2020-16937 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-16937

.NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability 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>

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.0.0, 4.8.0, 4.7.0, 3.0.0.0, 3.0, 3.5.0, 2.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 16th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.