Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-43483

DoS in Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 … 4.8.1

Published
08 October 2024
Modified
21 October 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.029 86th percentile
Risk Priority 62 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-43483 is a high-severity Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity (CWE-407) vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked in the top 14% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-5 (Denial-of-service Protection) and SC-6 (Resource Availability) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
T1499.003 Application Exhaustion Flood Impact
Adversaries may target resource intensive features of applications to cause a denial of service (DoS), denying availability to those applications.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-43484Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2024-43485Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2024-43499Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2023-42525Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2023-42524Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2023-43761Same product: Apple Macos
CVE-2026-59094Shared CWE-407
CVE-2026-48516Shared CWE-407
CVE-2024-8237Shared CWE-407
CVE-2025-66382Shared CWE-407

Affected Assets

microsoft
.net framework
2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.6
microsoft
.net
6.0.0 — 6.0.35 · 8.0.0 — 8.0.10
microsoft
visual studio 2022
17.6 — 17.6.20 · 17.8 — 17.8.15 · 17.10 — 17.10.8

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Denial-of-service protection directly reduces the impact of resource exhaustion triggered by worst-case algorithmic inputs.

Resource availability allocation limits blast radius when an inefficient algorithm is forced into its worst case.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (code review, complexity analysis, safe algorithm selection) prevent introduction of exploitable worst-case behavior.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and resources can detect the performance impact of triggered worst-case complexity.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying and recording algorithmic-complexity vulnerabilities directly addresses the root cause before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can uncover performance issues stemming from algorithmic complexity.

mitigates

Redundancy of processing facilities can absorb resource exhaustion from inefficient algorithms.

finds

Monitoring activities can identify anomalous resource consumption indicative of algorithmic complexity attacks.

prevents

Secure development life cycle includes design reviews that can catch inefficient algorithms before deployment.

prevents

Secure system architecture principles encourage selection of algorithms with acceptable worst-case complexity.

prevents

Secure coding practices can include guidelines to avoid or mitigate inefficient algorithms.

References