CVE-2020-0789 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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'.

Published: 2020-03-12

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.0`	affected	—

Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-2276	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 CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00863.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-03-12T15:48:16.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:11:05.677Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-0789

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-12T16:15:15.330

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:46:37.143

Link: CVE-2020-0789

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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