Resource Exhaustion Affecting netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 package, versions <0:3.1.104-2.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.31% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-NETSTANDARDTARGETINGPACK21-2041780
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 May 2020

Introduced: 12 May 2020

CVE-2020-1161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 to version 0:3.1.104-2.el8_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 package and not the netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the ASP.NET Core web application handles web requests.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1