CVE-2018-8416 (GCVE-0-2018-8416)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-14 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:54
VLAI
Summary
A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files, aka ".NET Core Tampering Vulnerability." This affects .NET Core 2.1.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Tampering
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105798 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3676 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042128 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Date Public
2018-11-13 00:00
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