CVE-2024-38081: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability

July 9, 2024

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j
github.com/dotnet/runtime
github.com/dotnet/runtime/security/advisories/GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38081
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38081

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