Medium severity · published Oct 16, 2020
CVE-2020-16937
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory
4.7
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NF
.net Framework · Microsoft
2.0; 3.5; 3.5; 4.6.2; 4.7; 4.7.1; +22 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16937
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16937
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16937
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