Microsoft Visual Studio update for Git

Published: 2023-02-15 | Updated: 2023-02-15

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-23521 CVE-2022-41953
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-426
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Visual Studio Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU71239

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23521

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing the .gitattributes attributes. A remote attacker can trick the victim into cloning a specially crafted repository and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from Microsoft website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 15.0 26228.04 - 17.4.4 17.4.33213.308

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-23521

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.

2) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU71240