Out-of-bounds read in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-33139
Published: June 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77276
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33139
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2023-33139
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 16.11.27 16.11.33801.447, 17.0.22 17.0.33801.228, 17.2.16 17.2.33801.349, 17.4.8 17.4.33801.306, 17.6.3 17.6.33801.468, 2013 12.0.40702.0, 2015 14.0.27554.0, 2017 version 15.9.55