Arch Linux update for aspnet-runtime-3.1



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-31957
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Arch Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Arch Linux

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU53881

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31957

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in .NET Core and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package aspnet-runtime-3.1 to version 3.1.16.sdk116-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202106-38


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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