Link following in Visual Studio - CVE-2024-43603
Published: October 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98255
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43603
CWE-ID: CWE-59
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following in Visual Studio Collector Service. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-43603
Install updates from vendor's website.