Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2020-1597ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in ASP.NET Core 2.1 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.6% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)6.6%top 6.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an ASP.NET Core web application. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the ASP.NET Core application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the ASP.NET Core web application handles web requests.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.all2.1.21GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app2.1.21GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm3.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-arm643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.linux-x643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.osx-x643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm3.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-arm643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x643.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx
NuGetmicrosoft.aspnetcore.app.runtime.win-x863.1.7GHSA-f8qx-mjcq-wfgx

Affected products (as reported)

References