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Security Advisory Notices

CVE-2019-1232 Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges. An attacker with unprivileged access to a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service properly impersonates file operations.

CVE-2019-1301: Denial of Service Vulnerability in .NET Core

A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a .NET Core web application. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Core web application handles web requests.

http://hostname/api/products/28

namespace ProductStore.Models
{
    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Category { get; set; }
        public decimal Price { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace ProductStore.Models
{
    public interface IProductRepository
    {
        IEnumerable<Product> GetAll();
        Product Get(int id);
        Product Add(Product item);
        void Remove(int id);
        bool Update(Product item);
    }
}

namespace ProductStore.Models
{
    public class ProductRepository : IProductRepository
    {
        private List<Product> products = new List<Product>();
        private int _nextId = 1;

        public ProductRepository()
        {
            Add(new Product { Name = "Tomato soup", Category = "Groceries", Price = 1.39M });
            Add(new Product { Name = "Yo-yo", Category = "Toys", Price = 3.75M });
            Add(new Product { Name = "Hammer", Category = "Hardware", Price = 16.99M });
        }

        public IEnumerable<Product> GetAll()
        {
            return products;
        }

        public Product Get(int id)
        {
            return products.Find(p => p.Id == id);
        }

        public Product Add(Product item)
        {
            if (item == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("item");
            }
            item.Id = _nextId++;
            products.Add(item);
            return item;
        }

        public void Remove(int id)
        {
            products.RemoveAll(p => p.Id == id);
        }

        public bool Update(Product item)
        {
            if (item == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("item");
            }
            int index = products.FindIndex(p => p.Id == item.Id);
            if (index == -1)
            {
                return false;
            }
            products.RemoveAt(index);
            products.Add(item);
            return true;
        }
    }
}

using ProductStore.Models;

public class ProductsController : ApiController
{
    static readonly IProductRepository repository = new ProductRepository();
}

public class ProductsController : ApiController
{
    public IEnumerable<Product> GetAllProducts()
    {
        return repository.GetAll();
    }
    // ....
}

public Product GetProduct(int id)
{
    Product item = repository.Get(id);
    if (item == null)
    {
        throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound); 
    }
    return item;
}

public IEnumerable<Product> GetProductsByCategory(string category)
{
    return repository.GetAll().Where(
        p => string.Equals(p.Category, category, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
}

// Not the final implementation!
public Product PostProduct(Product item)
{
    item = repository.Add(item);
    return item;
}

public HttpResponseMessage PostProduct(Product item)
{
    item = repository.Add(item);
    var response = Request.CreateResponse<Product>(HttpStatusCode.Created, item);

    string uri = Url.Link("DefaultApi", new { id = item.Id });
    response.Headers.Location = new Uri(uri);
    return response;
}

public void PutProduct(int id, Product product)
{
    product.Id = id;
    if (!repository.Update(product))
    {
        throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
    }
}

public void DeleteProduct(int id)
{
    Product item = repository.Get(id);
    if (item == null)
    {
        throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
    }

    repository.Remove(id);
}

Test-ModuleManifest : The specified module 'D:\Entity Framework Samples\EF Sample 02\packages\EntityFramework.5.0.0\tools\EntityFramework.psd1' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At D:\Entity Framework Samples\EF Sample 02\packages\EntityFramework.5.0.0\tools\init.ps1:14 char:34
+ $thisModule = Test-ModuleManifest <<<<  (Join-Path $toolsPath $thisModuleManifest)
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (D:\Entity Framework Samples\E...yFramework.psd1:String) [Test-ModuleManifest], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestModuleManifestCommand
 
Import-Module : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Name' because it is null.
At D:\Entity Framework Samples\EF Sample 02\packages\EntityFramework.5.0.0\tools\init.ps1:31 char:18
+     Import-Module <<<<  $thisModule
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

The term 'enable-migrations' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:18
+ enable-migrations <<<< 
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (enable-migrations:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Id                             Version              Description/Release Notes                                                                                                                                                                                      
--                             -------              -------------------------                                                                                                                                                                                      
EntityFramework                5.0.0                Entity Framework is Microsoft's recommended data access technology for new applications.

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EntityFramework.PowerShell.dll
EntityFramework.PowerShell.Utility.dll
EntityFramework.PS3.psd1
EntityFramework.psd1
EntityFramework.psm1
init.ps1
install.ps1
migrate.exe
Redirect.config
Redirect.VS11.config

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