SB2018041031 - Information disclosure in Microsoft Visual Studio
Published: April 10, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041031
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1037)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files. A remote attacker can view uninitialized memory from the Visual Studio instance used to compile the PDB file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.