CVE-2023-38180

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Aug 8, 2023
Updated: Jan 1, 2025

Summary

CVE-2023-38180 is a newly disclosed Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting both .NET and Visual Studio applications. Maliciously crafted files can cause an infinite loop during deserialization, leading the application to consume excessive system resources and crash. This issue can be exploited remotely, making it a severe threat for organizations using these applications. Microsoft has released patches to address this vulnerability, and it is recommended that all affected parties apply these updates as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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Affected Products

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Fedora Operating System
  • Microsoft ASP.NET Core

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft
  • Fedora Project