SB2010091701 - Information disclosure in ASP.NET

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3332)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of errors during encryption padding verification. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive encrypted information, such as view state, read files and possibly forge cookies.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information and potentially compromise vulnerable web application.

Note: this vulnerability is being publicly exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2416728
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms10-070