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CVE-2018-1037 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly dis

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 Visua

CVSS
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EPSS
9.46% (top 7.30%)
CWE
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Published
2018-04-12T01:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T03:44:11.975Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio2010 Service Pack 1, 2012 Update 5, 2013 Update 5, 2015 Update 3, 2017, 2017 Version 15.6.6, 2017 Version 15.7 Preview

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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