CVE-2018-1037
What it is
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 5.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 5.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 5.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 15.6.6
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 15.7
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2018-1037.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2018-1037. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037