Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 2659883

Vulnerability in ASP.NET Could Allow Denial of Service

Published: December 28, 2011 | Updated: December 29, 2011

Version: 2.0

General Information

Executive Summary

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS11-100 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS11-100. The vulnerability addressed is the Collisions in HashTable May Cause DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2011-3414.

Other Information

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Revisions

  • V1.0 (December 28, 2011): Advisory published.
  • V2.0 (December 29, 2011): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

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