Medium severity · published Apr 12, 2018
CVE-2018-1037
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files, aka…
4.3
CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio · Microsoft
2010; 2012; 2013; 2015; 2017 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.6.6; 15.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1037
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1037
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037
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