CVE-2016-7270
HIGH.NET Framework 4.6.2 - Information Disclosure via Always Encrypted Key Guessability
Title source: llmDescription
The Data Provider for SQL Server in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 mishandles a developer-supplied key, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Always Encrypted protection mechanism and obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging key guessability, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037455
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94741
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-155
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.2001
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-310
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/.net_framework
4.6.2
Published
Dec 20, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026