Input validation error in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-36042
Published: November 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83151
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36042
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Visual Studio. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36042
Install updates from vendor's website.