Security Update for .NET 7.0 Core SDK (CVE-2023-38178)

high Nessus Plugin ID 180501

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Microsoft .NET Core SDK installed on the remote host is prior to 7.0.10. It is, therefore, affected by a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in .NET Kestrel where a malicious client can bypass QUIC stream limit in HTTP/3 in both ASP.NET and .NET runtimes resulting in denial of service.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update .NET Core SDK, remove vulnerable packages and refer to KB5029688.

See Also

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/7.0

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38178

http://www.nessus.org/u?f7b7e1c7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 180501

File Name: smb_nt_ms23_aug_dotnet_core_sdk_CVE-2023-38178.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/5/2023

Updated: 9/6/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38178

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: 8/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38178

MSFT: MS23-5029688

MSKB: 5029688