CVE-2023-38178

Published: Aug 8, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Affected (3)

Products: Microsoft: .net, Visual Studio 2022

2 products

Visual Studio 2022

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft .net	Version 6.0.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.2.0 to 17.2.18
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.4.0 to 17.4.10

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (2)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38178

Source: secure@microsoft.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38178

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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