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CVE-2017-0248: Improper Certificate Validation

October 16, 2018 (updated April 5, 2021)

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allow an attacker to bypass Enhanced Security Usage taggings when they present a certificate that is invalid for a specific use, aka “.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.”

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch6p-4jcm-h8vh
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0248

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 4.0.0, version 4.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.0.1
  • 4.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.0.1, 4.3.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Source file

nuget/System.Text.Encodings.Web/CVE-2017-0248.yml

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