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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-21312
CVE-2024-21312:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-21312 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability was disclosed on January 9, 2024, and affects various versions of .NET Framework including 3.5, 4.7.2, 4.8, and 4.8.1 running on multiple Windows operating systems (NVD, Microsoft Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service condition in affected .NET Framework installations, potentially impacting the availability of services running on the affected systems (NetApp Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their January 2024 security updates. The fixes are available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update Catalog. The updates are included in various KB articles depending on the affected Windows version and .NET Framework version (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
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