.NET Core DoS Vulnerability (May 2020). Prone to denial-of-service vulnerability. Update to ASP.NET Core to 2.1.18 or 3.1.4 or later
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CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:asp.net_core" ;
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.817110");
script_version("2021-10-05T11:36:17+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-1108");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-10-05 11:36:17 +0000 (Tue, 05 Oct 2021)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-05-18 15:03:00 +0000 (Tue, 18 May 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-05-13 09:18:00 +0530 (Wed, 13 May 2020)");
script_name(".NET Core DoS Vulnerability (May 2020)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ASP.NET Core is prone to a denail-of-service vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an error when .NET
Core or .NET Framework improperly handles web requests.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
to conduct DoS attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ASP.NET Core version 2.1 and 3.1");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to ASP.NET Core to 2.1.18 or 3.1.4 or
later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/3.1/3.1.4/3.1.4.md");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/2.1/2.1.18/2.1.18.md");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1108");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Windows");
script_dependencies("gb_asp_dotnet_core_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ASP.NET/Core/Ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if (vers =~ "^2\.1" && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"2.1.8")){
fix = "2.1.8";
}
else if (vers =~ "^3\.1" && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"3.1.4")){
fix = "3.1.4";
}
if(fix) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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