CVE-2024-43603

Oct. 17, 2024, 7:55 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
microsoft	visual_studio visual_studio_2017 visual_studio_2019 visual_studio_2022	2015 * * *

Description

Visual Studio Collector Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CWE ID: 59

Date

Published: Oct. 8, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 17, 2024, 7:55 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@microsoft.com

CPEs

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	microsoft	visual_studio	2015	update3	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2017	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2019	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2022	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2022	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2022	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	microsoft	visual_studio_2022	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

5.5

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

3.6

Base Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43603