CVE-2008-5100

Critical

Description

The strong name (SN) implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727 relies on the digital signature Public Key Token embedded in the pathname of a DLL file instead of the digital signature of this file itself, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and Code Access Security (CAS) protection mechanisms, aka MSRC ticket MSRC8566gs.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft .net Framework
PublishedNov 17, 2008
First seenNov 17, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft .net_framework2.0.50727—

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