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Visual Studio 2019 CVE-2020-0789

HIGH
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2020-03-12 secure@microsoft.com
Denial Of Service Visual Studio 2019
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Mar 12, 2020 - 16:15 nvd
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionNVD

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

AnalysisAI

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'. Affected products include: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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