CVE-2016-3255
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-07-13 01:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:47
Severity ?
Summary
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91601
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036291
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-091
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91601
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036291
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-091
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