Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

CVE-2024-43499

High

7.5/10

Summary

.NET and Visual Studio versions prior to 9.0.0 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: NETWORK
Integrity Impact: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

The software does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output.

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Advisory Timeline

Published Nov 12, 2024