.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-38178 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-08-08 18:15:22 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-10 16:18:37 UTC |
| Description | .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-400 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | .net | 6.0.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Visual Studio 2022 | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Microsoft | .NET 6.0 | affected 6.0.0 6.0.21 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2 | affected 17.2.0 17.2.18 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.4 | affected 17.4.0 17.4.10 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | msrc.microsoft.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 199643 Ubuntu Security Notification for .NET Vulnerabilities (USN-6278-1)
- 199647 Ubuntu Security Notification for .NET Vulnerabilities (USN-6278-2)
- 503169 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-build
- 503170 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-runtime
- 506021 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-build
- 506026 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-runtime
- 92047 Microsoft .NET Security Update for August 2023
- 92052 Microsoft Visual Studio Security Updates for August 2023
- 994791 DotNet (Nuget) Security Update for Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm)