Security Update for .NET Core SDK (January 2021)

high Nessus Plugin ID 145039

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a .NET Core SDK denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft .NET Core SDK installation on the remote host is version 3.1.x prior to 3.1.111, 3.1.2xx prior to 3.1.405, or 5.x prior to 5.0.102. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in the way Kestrel parses HTTP/2 requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue, by sending a specially crafted requests to the .NET Core application, to cause a DoS condition.

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 145039

File Name: smb_nt_ms21_jan_dotnet_core_sdk.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/18/2021

Updated: 12/7/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2021-1723

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: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/.NET Core SDK Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1723

Detections

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