What is CVE-2024-20672?

CVE-2024-20672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net 6.0, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-20672?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20672 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Microsoft .Net 6.0

CVE-2024-20672

.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.009 (76.5th 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Microsoft .Net 6.0 — versions 6.0.0
Microsoft .Net 7.0 — versions 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

NaInSec/CVE-LIST

References

.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20672?: CVE-2024-20672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net 6.0, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-20672?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20672 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.