Security Update for .NET Core (May 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136565

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a .NET Core denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft .NET Core installation on the remote host is version 2.1.x < 2.1.18 or 3.1.x < 3.1.4. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to an unspecified flaw related to handling web requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could cause denial of service conditions by sending specially crafted web requests.

Solution

Refer to vendor documentation.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136565

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_may_dotnet_core.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/13/2020

Updated: 6/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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-2020-1108

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:.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/.NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1108

IAVA: 2020-A-0200-S

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