CVE-2014-0253

high

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 does not properly determine TCP connection states, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ASP.NET daemon hang) via crafted HTTP requests that trigger persistent resource consumption for a (1) stale or (2) closed connection, as exploited in the wild in February 2014, aka "POST Request DoS Vulnerability."

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-009

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029745

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65415

http://secunia.com/advisories/56793

http://osvdb.org/103162

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-12

Updated: 2018-10-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High