Resource exhaustion in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0

CVE-2019-0820

A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Framework and .NET Core improperly process RegEx strings, aka '.NET Framework and .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0980, CVE-2019-0981.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.057 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0820?
CVE-2019-0820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-0820?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-0820 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.