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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29117
CVE-2022-29117:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2022-29117) was discovered and disclosed in April 2022, affecting .NET 6.0, .NET 5.0, and .NET Core 3.1. The vulnerability allows a malicious client to manipulate cookies and cause a Denial of Service condition (Microsoft Learn).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in .NET runtime where a malicious client can send manipulated cookie content that causes high CPU and memory usage, potentially leading to a Denial of Service condition. The issue specifically relates to how the system processes MyCookie chunks (Red Hat CVE).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can cause high CPU and memory consumption in affected systems, potentially leading to a Denial of Service condition that could impact service availability (Microsoft Learn).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security updates to address this vulnerability in May 2022. The fix is included in .NET SDK 6.0.105 and Runtime 6.0.5. Users are advised to update their .NET installations to these versions or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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