Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Framework - CVE-2017-8585
Published: July 11, 2017 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7458
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-2017-8585
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of web requests by Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library in .NET application. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted requests and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of web requests by Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library in .NET application. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted requests and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8585
Install updates from vendor's website.