Security Update for .NET Core SDK (January 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 132994

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple .NET Core SDK vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft .NET Core SDK installation on the remote host is version 2.1.x < 2.1.511 or 2.1.608, 3.0.x < 3.0.102, or 3.1.x < 3.1.101. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an ASP.NET Core web application.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the ASP.NET Core application. (CVE-2020-0602)

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in ASP.NET Core software when the software fails to handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2020-0603)

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2020-0605, CVE-2020-0606)

Solution

Refer to vendor documentation.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e287012

http://www.nessus.org/u?fa0a6c3c

https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/148

https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/149

http://www.nessus.org/u?530ba67f

http://www.nessus.org/u?374d2043

https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/402

https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/403

https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/18336

https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/18337

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132994

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_jan_dotnet_core_sdk.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/16/2020

Updated: 5/15/2020

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0606

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:.net_core

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/.NET Core SDK Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0602, CVE-2020-0603, CVE-2020-0605, CVE-2020-0606

IAVA: 2020-A-0031-S