Important EPSS 0.04979 2019-09 archive

Executive Summary

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

Overview

Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Denial of Service
Released Sep 10 2019
Last Updated Sep 10 2019
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.04979 — 0.91093 percentile

EPSS Score

0.04979
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.91093 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

4 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
.NET Core 2.1 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe
.NET Core 2.2 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe
PowerShell Core 6.1 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe
PowerShell Core 6.2 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
Release Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Paul Ryman of VMware Sydney Engineering Team