ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability (April 2019)

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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(123974);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-0815");
  script_bugtraq_id(107701);

  script_name(english:"ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability (April 2019)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle installation on the remote host contains vulnerable package.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in
ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle module AspNetCoreModuleV2 (ANCM)
due to improper handling of web requests. An unauthenticated, remote
attacker can exploit this issue, via specially crafted requests, to cause the
hosted application to stop responding.");
  # https://github.com/aspnet/Announcements/issues/352
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3a2a19ac");
  # https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0815
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7a70bcde");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update ASP.NET Core AspNetCoreModuleV2 (ANCM) as per vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-0815");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/04/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/04/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:asp.net_core");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include('audit.inc');
include('smb_func.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes.inc');
include('misc_func.inc');
include('vcf.inc');

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
port = kb_smb_transport();

app_name = 'Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle';
version = NULL;
aspnetcorev2_dll = NULL;

path  = hotfix_get_programfilesdir();
if (!path) exit(1, 'Can\'t determine the location of the \'Program Files\' folder.');

aspnetcorev2_dll  = hotfix_append_path(path:path, value:'\\IIS\\Asp.Net Core Module\\V2\\aspnetcorev2.dll');
ver = hotfix_get_fversion(path:aspnetcorev2_dll);
if (ver['error'] != HCF_OK) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, app_name + ' AspNetCoreModuleV2');

version = join(ver['value'], sep:'.');
constraints = [
  { 'max_version': '12.2.19024.2', 'fixed_version' : '12.2.19048.0', 'fixed_display' : '2.2.4 (12.2.19048.0)' }
];

check_ver = vcf::check_version(version:vcf::parse_version(version), constraints:constraints);
if(vcf::is_error(check_ver) || isnull(check_ver)) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, app_name, version);

report = '\nAspNetCoreModuleV2 (ANCM): ' + aspnetcorev2_dll;
report += '\nDetected Version: ' + version;
report += '\nFixed Version: ' + check_ver['fixed_display'];

security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);