CVE-2019-0820 (High) detected in system.text.regularexpressions.4.3.0.nupkg

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CVE-2019-0820 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - system.text.regularexpressions.4.3.0.nupkg

Provides the System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex class, an implementation of a regular expression e...

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/system.text.regularexpressions.4.3.0.nupkg

Path to dependency file: NetFabric.Angle/NetFabric.Angle.UnitTests/NetFabric.Angle.UnitTests.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/NuGetFallbackFolder/system.text.regularexpressions/4.3.0/system.text.regularexpressions.4.3.0.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy:

• xunit.2.4.1.nupkg (Root Library)
  • xunit.assert.2.4.1.nupkg
    • netstandard.library.1.6.1.nupkg
      • system.xml.xdocument.4.3.0.nupkg
        • system.xml.readerwriter.4.3.0.nupkg
          • ❌ system.text.regularexpressions.4.3.0.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 060683b644b2251c27f2c2b7be9e3c624bdd6363

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2019-05-16

URL: CVE-2019-0820

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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