#VU94043 Resource exhaustion in Visual Studio and .NET


Published: 2024-07-10

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94043

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30105

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
.NET
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in .NET Core and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 2022 version 17.10, 2022 version 17.8, 2022 version 17.4, 2022 version 17.6

.NET: 8.0.0


External links
http://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30105


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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