SB2020051244 - Denial of service in Microsoft ASP.NET Core



SB2020051244 - Denial of service in Microsoft ASP.NET Core

Published: May 12, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020051244
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1161)

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:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.