Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38167
CVE-2024-38168
CWE-ID CWE-319
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Visual Studio
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

.NET
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU95920

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38167

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 2022 version 17.6 - 2022 version 17.10

.NET: 8.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

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


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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU95921

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38168

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

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 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 17.6 - 2022 version 17.10

.NET: 8.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

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


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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