CVE-2024-21386
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Summary
CVE-2024-21386 is a newly disclosed Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft's .NET framework. The flaw, specifically, allows an attacker to send maliciously crafted requests to a targeted .NET application, leading to excessive resource consumption and ultimately crashing the application or the entire system. The attacker can exploit this issue by sending a large number of requests to overwhelm the system, resulting in a Denial of Service condition. No authentication is required for the attack, making it a significant concern for organizations utilizing .NET applications. Mitigation measures include updating to the latest .NET patches, implementing rate limiting, and deploying intrusion prevention systems.
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Affected Products
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
Affected Vendors
- Microsoft
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