CVE-2019-0982

A denial of service vulnerability exists when ASP.NET Core improperly handles web requests, aka 'ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Published: 2019-05-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-0982 is rated High Risk (65.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.93%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0982

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-10 4.51% 7.93% +3.42%
2 2025-03-30 8.22% 4.51% -3.71%
3 2025-03-29 8.22%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0982

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0982

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-0982

GHSA-4jxx-4qxw-prxm · Severity: high · Ecosystem: nuget — Denial of service in ASP.NET Core

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0982

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft asp.net_core 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft asp.net_core 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net_core:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0982

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