Resource exhaustion in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2
CVE-2023-38178
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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 .Net — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft .Net 6.0 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2022
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38178?
- CVE-2023-38178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38178?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38178 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.