Important EPSS 0.07614 2020-01 archive

Executive Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against an ASP.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 ASP.NET Core application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the ASP.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 Jan 14 2020
Last Updated Jan 14 2020
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.07614 — 0.93779 percentile

EPSS Score

0.07614
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.93779 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

3 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
ASP.NET Core 2.1 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe
ASP.NET Core 3.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe
ASP.NET Core 3.1 Rekease Notes (Security Update) Important Denial of Service Maybe

Patches

2 patches
Article Type Restart
Release Notes Security Update Maybe
Rekease Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments