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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3255

CVE-2016-3255

Description

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."

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Affected products

7
  • Microsoft/.net Framework7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • 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:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1

Patches

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References

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