Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting microsoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x64 package, versions [8.0.0,8.0.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTASPNETCOREAPPRUNTIMEWINX64-7678625
  • published 14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 13 Aug 2024
  • credit Brennan Conroy

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 to version 8.0.8 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 is a package providing a default set of APIs for building an ASP.NET Core application. Contains assets used for self-contained deployments.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') through the ASP.NET HTTP.sys web server. An attacker can cause a denial of service by sending unauthenticated requests that overwhelm the system.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None