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Microsoft .NET Framework CVE-2018-8517 Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Framework improperly handles special web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an .NET Framework 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 .NET Framework application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Framework web application handles web requests.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 on Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows Server 2008
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Server 2019

CVE References

CVE-2018-8517

Other References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8517
ID 56031
Created Dec 11, 2018
Description
Updated		 Dec 21, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
Coverage FortiClient
OS Windows
Vendor Microsoft
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Application Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 on Windows RT 8.1 , Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 on Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation) , Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server version 1803 (Server Core Installation) , Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows RT 8.1 , Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation) , Windows Server 2016 , Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server version 1709 (Server Core Installation) , Windows Server 2012 , Windows 8 , Windows Server 2008 , Windows 10 , Windows 7 , Windows Server 2019