SB20230808104 - Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio



SB20230808104 - Denial of service in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio

Published: August 8, 2023 Updated: August 10, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230808104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38178)

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 pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.