CVE-2016-7270: microsoft .net_framework Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7270 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in microsoft .net_framework. EPSS estimates a 20.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-12-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Data Provider for SQL Server in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 mishandles a developer-supplied key, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Always Encrypted protection mechanism and obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging key guessability, aka ".NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.