SB20240813112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38167)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information in .NET and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive data.

2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38168)

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 and Visual Studio. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38167
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38168