# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2020-16937"
idYear: 2020
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2020-10-16T22:17:56.000Z"
updatedAt: "2024-08-04T13:45:34.679Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:17.081Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2020-16937"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2020-16937.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16937"
title: ".NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability"
summary: "\u003cp\u003eAn information disclosure vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could disclose contents of an affected system's memory.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Framework handles objects in memory.\u003c/p\u003e"
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"4.0.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2","platforms":["Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems","Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems","Windows RT 8.1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012","Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012 R2","Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"4.8.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8","platforms":["Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems","Windows Server 2016","Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)","Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems","Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems","Windows RT 8.1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012","Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012 R2","Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"4.8.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8","platforms":["Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems","Windows Server 2019","Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)","Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)","Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)","Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems","Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"4.7.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2","platforms":["Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems","Windows Server 2019","Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"3.0.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2","platforms":["Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems","Windows Server 2016","Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"3.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.1/4.7.2","platforms":["Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems","Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems"]},{"versions":[{"version":"3.5.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2","platforms":["Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems","Windows 10 for x64-based Systems"]},{"versions":[{"version":"4.0.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6","platforms":["Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2","Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2"]},{"versions":[{"version":"2.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2","platforms":["Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2","Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2"]},{"versions":[{"version":"3.5.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5","platforms":["Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems","Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems","Windows Server 2012","Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012 R2","Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)"]},{"versions":[{"version":"3.5.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1","platforms":["Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1"]},{"versions":[{"version":"4.0.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"publication"}],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2","platforms":["Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems","Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems","Windows RT 8.1","Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2","Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1","Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012","Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)","Windows Server 2012 R2","Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)"]}]

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