C#


ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA2300 : Do not use insecure deserializer BinaryFormatter (C#)

See Roslyn-Detected C# Warning Classes for more information.

Summary

The method '{0}' is insecure when deserializing untrusted data. If you need to instead detect BinaryFormatter deserialization without a SerializationBinder set, then disable rule CA2300, and enable rules CA2301 and CA2302.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA2300. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA2300.

Properties

Class Name Do not use insecure deserializer BinaryFormatter (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA2300
Categories None
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Do not use insecure deserializer BinaryFormatter (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.