Security Update for Microsoft ASP.NET Core (DoS) (January 2019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123131

Synopsis

The Microsoft ASP.NET Core installations on the remote host contain vulnerable packages.

Description

The Microsoft ASP.NET Core installation on the remote host is version 2.1.x < 2.1.7, 2.2.x < 2.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this issue, via sending a specially crafted requests to the .NET Core application, to cause the application to stop responding.

Solution

Update ASP.NET Core, remove vulnerable packages and refer to vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?75ce0f6d

http://www.nessus.org/u?6458bbb4

http://www.nessus.org/u?171a1fd5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123131

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_jan_aspdotnet_core_CVE-2019-0564.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/27/2019

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0564

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:asp.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/ASP .NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0564

BID: 106413