Denial of Service Vulnerability in ASP.NET Core by Microsoft
CVE-2020-1161

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.5
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 May 2020

Summary

A vulnerability exists in ASP.NET Core that allows an attacker to exploit improper handling of web requests. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), causing service disruption and impacting application availability. Organizations using affected versions of ASP.NET Core should apply the recommended updates to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

ASP.NET Core 3.1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) = unspecified

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 16.0

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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