CVE-2015-6096 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The XML DTD parser in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-11-11

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 27.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.2786.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034116
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-118

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft .net Framework

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-11-11T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:11.970Z

Reserved: 2015-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6096

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-11T12:59:35.463

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6096

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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