Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Framework - CVE-2014-0253

 

Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Framework - CVE-2014-0253

Published: January 19, 2017 / Updated: March 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5042
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0253
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Framework

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the failure to properly identify stale or closed HTTP client connections within Microsoft ASP.NET. By sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request, a remote attacker can cause the server to stop responding.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2014-0253

Install update from vendor's website.

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