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HistoryApr 21, 2021 - 7:38 p.m.

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2021-04-2119:38:01
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8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.081 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.2%

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-24112.

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 5.0, .NET Core 3.1, and .NET Core 2.1. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET 5 and .NET Core due to how text encoding is performed.

Discussion

Discussion for this issue can be found at dotnet/runtime#49377

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

The vulnerable package is System.Text.Encodings.Web . Upgrading your package and redeploying your app should be sufficient to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable package versions:

Any .NET 5, .NET Core, or .NET Framework based application that uses the System.Text.Encodings.Web package with a vulnerable version listed below.

Package Name Vulnerable Versions Secure Versions
System.Text.Encodings.Web 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 4.5.1
System.Text.Encodings.Web 4.6.0-4.7.1 4.7.2
System.Text.Encodings.Web 5.0.0 5.0.1

Please validate that each of the .NET versions you are using is in support. Security updates are only provided for supported .NET versions.

References

8.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.081 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.2%