Microsoft ASP.NET and PHP Hash Collision Denial of Service - Specific (CVE-2011-3414)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2013-033 | |
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| Source: | MS Advisory MS11-100 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2011-3414 |
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Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and prior |
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| Vulnerability Description A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft ASP.NET and PHP. Successful exploitation could degrade performance significantly, possibly resulting in a denial of service condition. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches from: MS11-100 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is caused due to the way common web framework implementations use hash tables to map parameters and values of web requests. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by generating multiple requests containing colliding key values to an affected server. |
Protection Overview
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