CVE-2024-43484
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Description
A flaw was found in dotnet. The System.IO.Packaging library may allow untrusted inputs to influence algorithmically complex operations, resulting in a denial of service.
Statement
.NET 6.0 (dotnet6.0) was released for RHEL 8 starting with RHEL 8.5. Therefore, this .NET version is not affected in RHEL 8.4 and previous versions.
.NET 8.0 (dotnet8.0) was released for RHEL 8 starting with RHEL 8.9. Therefore, this .NET version is not affected in RHEL 8.8 and previous versions.
.NET 8.0 (dotnet8.0) was released for RHEL 9 starting with RHEL 9.3. Therefore, this .NET version is not affected in RHEL 9.2 and previous versions.
Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
Additional information
- Bugzilla 2315729: dotnet: System.IO.Packaging - Multiple DoS vectors in use of SortedList
- (CWE-407|CWE-789): Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity or Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2024-43484
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
Red Hat | NVD | |
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CVSS v3 Base Score | 7.5 | N/A |
Attack Vector | Network | N/A |
Attack Complexity | Low | N/A |
Privileges Required | None | N/A |
User Interaction | None | N/A |
Scope | Unchanged | N/A |
Confidentiality Impact | None | N/A |
Integrity Impact | None | N/A |
Availability Impact | High | N/A |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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