CVE-2018-8421

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-09-13
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1629953: CVE-2018-8421 .NET: RCE when processing untrusted input

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft .NET Framework processes untrusted input, aka ".NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1/4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

Find out more about CVE-2018-8421 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnet21 Under investigation
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnet21-dotnet Under investigation
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnet20-dotnet Under investigation
.NET Core 2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnet20 Under investigation
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnetcore11-dotnetcore Under investigation
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnetcore11 Under investigation
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnetcore10-dotnetcore Under investigation
.NET Core 1.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux rh-dotnetcore10 Under investigation

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