Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2
CVE-2023-36799
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.011 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2 — versions 17.2.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.4 — versions 17.4.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.6 — versions 17.6.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.7 — versions 17.7.0
- Microsoft .Net 6.0 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft .Net 7.0 — versions 7.0.0
- Microsoft Powershell 7.2 — versions 7.2.0
- Microsoft Powershell 7.3 — versions 7.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-36799?
- CVE-2023-36799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-36799?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.