CVE-2018-8409 — Vulnerability in System.IO.Pipelines — CVE Details

HIGH

Denial of service vulnerability exists when System.IO.Pipelines improperly handles requests

Published October 16, 2018Updated December 8, 2024Source: osv

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists when System.IO.Pipelines improperly handles requests, aka "System.IO.Pipelines Denial of Service." This affects .NET Core 2.1, System.IO.Pipelines, ASP.NET Core 2.1.

Advisory Timeline

First published October 16, 2018 (2918 days ago).
Last revised December 8, 2024 — 2244 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update System.IO.Pipelines to 4.5.1 or later

dotnet add package System.IO.Pipelines --version 4.5.1

NuGet

Update Microsoft.AspNetCore.All to 2.1.4 or later

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.All --version 2.1.4

NuGet

Update Microsoft.AspNetCore.App to 2.1.4 or later

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.App --version 2.1.4

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (3).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
System.IO.Pipelines	nuget	4.5.0	4.5.1
Microsoft.AspNetCore.All	nuget	2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3	2.1.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App	nuget	2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3	2.1.4

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-8409?: Denial of service vulnerability exists when System.IO.Pipelines improperly handles requests This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-8409?: CVE-2018-8409 affects System.IO.Pipelines, Microsoft.AspNetCore.All and Microsoft.AspNetCore.App. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-8409 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-j378-6mmw-hqfr

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