Input validation error in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-21567

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Input validation error in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-21567

Published: February 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21567
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Visual Studio installer. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-21567

Install updates from vendor's website.

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