SB2016071220 - .NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Published: July 12, 2016 Updated: January 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071220
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure in .NET Framework (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3255)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing XML files. A remote attacker, who can supply specially crafted XML file, containing a reference to an external entity, can read arbitrary files on vulnerable system via an XML external entity declaration.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read contents of arbitrary files on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.