CVE-2011-1978 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Microsoft NET Framework

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
14.3%
top 5.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft NET Framework
Timeline
PublishedAug 10
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5.1, and 4 does not properly validate the System.Net.Sockets trust level, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or trigger arbitrary outbound network traffic via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted ASP.NET application, or (3) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka "Socket Restriction Bypass Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/net_framework2.0, 3.5.1, 4.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-h6v3-p84j-v62f: Microsoft↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2011-1978: Microsoft↗2011-08-10
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CVE-2011-1978 — Sensitive Information Exposure | cvebase