.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-38180 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | microsoft |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-08-08 19:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-10 16:18:37 UTC |
| Description | .NET 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
EPSS: 0.140160000 probability, percentile 0.962660000 (date 2026-08-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-08-09; due 2023-08-30; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-400 | Denial of Service | 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:P/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
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product | .NET Core and Visual Studio |
| Name | Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial-of-Service Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Notes | https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38180; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38180 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
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 | .NET 7.0 | affected 7.0.0 7.0.10 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | Microsoft | ASP.NET Core 2.1 | affected 2.0 2.1.40 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 |
| CNA | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.6 | affected 17.6.0 17.6.6 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: dotnet7.0-7.0.110-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List |
| Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | msrc.microsoft.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | www.cisa.gov | US Government Resource |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: dotnet7.0-7.0.110-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2023-08-09T00:00:00.000Z | CVE-2023-38180 added to CISA KEV |
Legacy QID Mappings
- 160871 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for .net 6.0 (ELSA-2023-4645)
- 160872 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for .net 6.0 (ELSA-2023-4644)
- 160873 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for .net 7.0 (ELSA-2023-4642)
- 160874 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for .net 7.0 (ELSA-2023-4643)
- 199643 Ubuntu Security Notification for .NET Vulnerabilities (USN-6278-1)
- 199647 Ubuntu Security Notification for .NET Vulnerabilities (USN-6278-2)
- 241945 Red Hat Update for .net 6.0 (RHSA-2023:4639)
- 241947 Red Hat Update for .net 6.0 (RHSA-2023:4640)
- 241948 Red Hat Update for .net 7.0 security (RHSA-2023:4643)
- 241949 Red Hat Update for .net 6.0 security (RHSA-2023:4645)
- 241950 Red Hat Update for rh-dotnet60-dotnet security (RHSA-2023:4641)
- 241952 Red Hat Update for .net 6.0 security (RHSA-2023:4644)
- 241953 Red Hat Update for .net 7.0 security (RHSA-2023:4642)
- 284428 Fedora Security Update for dotnet6.0 (FEDORA-2023-cbc688b8ca)
- 284429 Fedora Security Update for dotnet6.0 (FEDORA-2023-25112489ab)
- 503161 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet6-build
- 503165 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet6-runtime
- 503169 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-build
- 503170 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet7-runtime
- 506005 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet6-build
- 506013 Alpine Linux Security Update for dotnet6-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
- 941230 AlmaLinux Security Update for .NET (ALSA-2023:4644)
- 941231 AlmaLinux Security Update for .NET (ALSA-2023:4642)
- 941233 AlmaLinux Security Update for .NET (ALSA-2023:4643)
- 941234 AlmaLinux Security Update for .NET (ALSA-2023:4645)
- 941420 AlmaLinux Security Update for .NET (ALSA-2023:4645)
- 961031 Rocky Linux Security Update for .NET (RLSA-2023:4645)
- 961038 Rocky Linux Security Update for .NET (RLSA-2023:4643)
- 994793 DotNet (Nuget) Security Update for Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (GHSA-vmch-3w2x-vhgq)