NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2
CVE-2023-38171
Microsoft QUIC Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.710 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.697 · newest: 0.710 · change: +0.013
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
- Microsoft .Net 7.0 — versions 7.0.0
- Microsoft Powershell 7.3 — versions 7.3.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
- Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38171 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38171?
- CVE-2023-38171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38171?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.