.net FrameworkApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2013-0005

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-01-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The WCF Replace function in the Open Data (aka OData) protocol implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, 3.5 SP1, 3.5.1, and 4, and the Management OData IIS Extension on Windows Server 2012, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and daemon restart) via crafted values in HTTP requests, aka "Replace Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The WCF Replace function in the OData protocol implementation in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 through 4 and the Management OData IIS Extension on Windows Server 2012 contains a denial of service vulnerability. Remote attackers can send crafted values in HTTP requests to cause excessive resource consumption, resulting in service restart.

MitigationApply Microsoft security updates for CVE-2013-0005 to affected .NET Framework versions and the Management OData IIS Extension. Consider rate limiting and request validation at the IIS level as a compensating control until patches are applied.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
.net FrameworkApplication
Affected:= 3.5= 3.5.1= 4.0
Management Odata Iis ExtensionWeb server / proxy
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed .NET Framework version
    Check the Windows registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full for the Release value, or use 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP" /s' to list installed versions
    Affected if The installed version is 3.5, 3.5.1, or 4.0 (release values 30319 for .NET 4.0, or 378389/378675/378758 for .NET 4.5 which includes .NET 4.0 component)
  2. Verify Management OData IIS Extension presence
    Check for the presence of Management OData IIS Extension by looking for the Microsoft.Management.Odata.dll assembly in the IIS global assembly cache or in the bin folder of Management OData IIS Extension application pools
    Affected if The Management OData IIS Extension is installed on the system (all versions are affected)
  3. Confirm OData endpoint exposure in IIS
    Review IIS Manager or check applicationHost.config for OData protocol endpoints, specifically looking for WCF services that implement OData (typically endpoints with /odata/ or /servicename.svc/ URL patterns)
    Affected if OData-enabled WCF services are exposed via IIS and accessible over HTTP/HTTPS

A system is affected if it runs .NET Framework 3.5, 3.5.1, or 4.0 OR has the Management OData IIS Extension installed, AND has OData/WCF endpoints exposed through IIS that handle HTTP requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Microsoft security updates for CVE-2013-0005 to affected .NET Framework versions and the Management OData IIS Extension. Consider rate limiting and request validation at the IIS level as a compensating control until patches are applied.

Fix this in .net Framework Scoped from the published advisory
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