Socket Restriction Bypass Vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework

CVE-2011-1978 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5.1, and 4 does not properly validate the System.Net.Sockets trust level, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or trigger arbitrary outbound network traffic via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP), (2) a crafted ASP.NET application, or (3) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka "Socket Restriction Bypass Vulnerability."

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