#VU80730 Input validation error in Visual Studio and .NET - CVE-2023-36799
Published: September 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80730
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36799
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
.NET
Visual Studio
.NET
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in .NET Core and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.