Improper input validation in ASP.NET Core MVC - CVE-2018-0875
Published: March 13, 2018 / Updated: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0875
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
ASP.NET Core MVC
ASP.NET Core MVC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the way that .NET Core handles specially crafted requests. A remote attacker can send a small number of specially crafted requests to an .NET Core web application, trigger a hash collision and cause performance to degrade significantly enough to cause service crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0875
Install updates from vendor's website.