CVE-2017-11770 (High) detected in system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.4.1.0.nupkg

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CVE-2017-11770 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.4.1.0.nupkg

Provides types for reading, exporting and verifying Authenticode X.509 v3 certificates. These certif...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.4.1.0.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /Activities/Cryptography/UiPath.Cryptography.Activities.Tests/UiPath.Cryptography.Activities.Tests.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20230620162214_SSRFPG/dotnet_EGMXVM/20230620162214/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates/4.1.0/system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.4.1.0.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy:

• microsoft.net.test.sdk.15.0.0.nupkg (Root Library)
  • microsoft.testplatform.testhost.15.0.0.nupkg
    • microsoft.testplatform.objectmodel.15.0.0.nupkg
      • netstandard.library.1.6.0.nupkg
        • ❌ system.security.cryptography.x509certificates.4.1.0.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

.NET Core 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause a denial of service attack against a .NET Core web application by improperly parsing certificate data. A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles parsing certificate data, aka ".NET CORE Denial Of Service Vulnerability".

Publish Date: 2017-11-15

URL: CVE-2017-11770

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-7mfr-774f-w5r9

Release Date: 2017-11-15

Fix Resolution: system.security.cryptography.x509certificates - 4.1.2,microsoft.netcore.app - 2.0.3