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CVE-2020-1161

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka 'ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Published: May 21, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.7%
Top 8.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armNuGetOSS Libraries
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64NuGetOSS Libraries
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64NuGetOSS Libraries
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64NuGetOSS Libraries
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64NuGetOSS Libraries
nugetpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1161
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/416
github.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1161
portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
May 21, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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