Windows Hard Link in Visual Studio - CVE-2020-0789
Published: March 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25963
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0789
CWE-ID: CWE-65
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links.
A local authenticated user can run a specially crafted application and
cause a target system to stop responding.
This vulnerability would allow
an attacker to overwrite system files.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0789
Install updates from vendor's website.