# CVE-2024-38168: Microsoft Security Advisory | .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-38168-microsoft-security-advisory-net-denial-of-service-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-38168 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-13

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38168 | .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability

Technologies: [Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/microsoft-aspnetcore-app-runtime-win-arm), [Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/microsoft-aspnetcore-app-runtime-win-arm64), [Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/microsoft-aspnetcore-app-runtime-win-x64), [Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/microsoft-aspnetcore-app-runtime-win-x86). Vendors: [NuGet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nuget).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-38168 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-38168 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-38168?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-38168?** Yes. Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later; Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-38168?** Check whether you run Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet), Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet), Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) or one of the others listed 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

- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm --version 8.0.8
  ```

- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 --version 8.0.8
  ```

- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 --version 8.0.8
  ```

- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet): upgrade to 8.0.8 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 --version 8.0.8
  ```


## Affected products

- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0,fixed=8.0.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-38168
- GHSA-7qrv-8f9x-3h32

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