CVE-2020-16937 .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability

What is CVE-2020-16937?

CVE-2020-16937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 16 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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>

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-16937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft .Net Framework

• CVE-2020-0646 Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-8759 Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2015-1671 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2024-29059 Microsoft .NET Framework Information Disclosure Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2014-4073 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft .Net Framework vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rc5w-jj6x-53wj.