CVE-2018-0764: Denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents

CVE-2018-0764 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-16

Denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET and .NET Core improperly process XML documents

Technologies: System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet). Vendors: NuGet.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-0764 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-0764 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-0764?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 16 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-0764?
Yes. System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet): upgrade to 4.4.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-0764?
Check whether you run System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet): upgrade to 4.4.2 or later
    dotnet add package System.Security.Cryptography.Xml --version 4.4.2

Affected products

  • System.Security.Cryptography.Xml (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.4.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-0764
  • GHSA-rr3c-f55v-qhv5

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