Resource Exhaustion Affecting dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package, versions <0:3.1.7-1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.42% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-DOTNETHOSTFXR31-3781040
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Aug 2020

Introduced: 11 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-1597  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 to version 0:3.1.7-1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:3422.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package and not the dotnet-hostfxr-3.1 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Scores

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