CVE-2020-0789
published 2020-03-12CVE-2020-0789: A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension…
PriorityP425high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAH
EPSS
0.86%
54.5th percentile
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
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.0 – 16.4 | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.1HIGH
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Microsoft
Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-03-10·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2020-0789 [HIGH] Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would allow an attacker to overwrite system files.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service handles hard links.
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Denial of Service
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploita
GHSA
GHSA-9p8g-4m8r-qpv5: A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extensio
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-0789 [MEDIUM] GHSA-9p8g-4m8r-qpv5: A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extensio
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'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-03-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-0796 [HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw and Vitor Ventura.
Update (March 12, 2020): Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for CVE-2020-0796, a code execution vulnerability SMB client and server for Windows. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code. Snort rules 53425 - 53428 protect against exploitation of CVE-2020-0796.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 117 vulnerabilities, 25 of which are considered critical. There is also one moderate vulnerability and 91 that are considered important.
This month's patches include updates to Microsoft Media Foundation, the GDI+ API and Windows Defender, among others.
Talos released a new
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-03-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2020-0796 [HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — March 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw and Vitor Ventura.
Update (March 12, 2020): Microsoft released an out-of-band patch for CVE-2020-0796, a code execution vulnerability SMB client and server for Windows. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code. Snort rules 53425 - 53428 protect against exploitation of CVE-2020-0796.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 117 vulnerabilities, 25 of which are considered critical. There is also one moderate vulnerability and 91 that are considered important.
This month's patches include updates to Microsoft M
2020-03-12
Published