Security Update for Microsoft ASP.NET Core (DoS) (January 2019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123131

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Synopsis

The Microsoft ASP.NET Core installations on the remote host contain vulnerable packages.

Description

The Microsoft ASP.NET Core installation on the remote host is version 2.1.x < 2.1.7, 2.2.x < 2.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this issue, via sending a specially crafted requests to the .NET Core application, to cause the application to stop responding.

Solution

Update ASP.NET Core, remove vulnerable packages and refer to vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123131

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_jan_aspdotnet_core_CVE-2019-0564.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/27/2019

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:asp.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ASP .NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0564

BID: 106413

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