CVE-2018-1037
published 2018-04-12CVE-2018-1037: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program…
PriorityP423medium4.3CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCLINAN
EPSS
5.88%
92.4th percentile
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.
Affected
20 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2010_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2012_update_5 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2013_update_5 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2015_update_3 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.6.6 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.04.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc4.3HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-04-10·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-1037 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view uninitialized memory from the Visual Studio instance used to compile the PDB file.
To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would require access to an affected PDB file created using a vulnerable version of Visual Studio. An attacker would have no way to force a developer to produce this information disclosure.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how PDB files are generated when a project is compiled.
FAQ: In addition to installing this
GHSA
GHSA-mrwc-m279-7475: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling progra
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-1037 [MEDIUM] CWE-908 GHSA-mrwc-m279-7475: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling progra
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037
2018-04-12
Published