// For flags

CVE-2020-1161

dotnet: Denial of service due to infinite loop

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka 'ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Existe una vulnerabilidad denegaciĆ³n de servicio cuando ASP.NET Core maneja inapropiadamente las peticiones web, tambiĆ©n se conoce como "ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability".

An infinite loop was found in the HTTP Routing component of Microsoft.AspNetCore.App, which could be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker. This flaw allows an attacker without special privileges to send crafted requests to a machine running an ASP.NET Core application, triggering the infinite loop and causing a denial of service in that application, for example, a web server.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2023-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Asp.net Core
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3.1
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2017
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>= 15.1 <= 15.9
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2017" and version " >= 15.1 <= 15.9"
-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2019
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>= 16.0 <= 16.5
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2019" and version " >= 16.0 <= 16.5"
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Affected