SB2009081102 - Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Framework
Published: August 11, 2009 Updated: March 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009081102
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1536)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect managing of request scheduling by ASP.NET. By sending multiple HTTP requests, a remote attacker can trigger the Web server to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.