CVE-2008-5100 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2008-5100?

CVE-2008-5100 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 17 Nov 2008.

Official description

The strong name (SN) implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727 relies on the digital signature Public Key Token embedded in the pathname of a DLL file instead of the digital signature of this file itself, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and Code Access Security (CAS) protection mechanisms, aka MSRC ticket MSRC8566gs.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5100?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5100?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5100 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5100 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2m57-rxhp-5h39.