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CVE-2021-36952

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Una Vulnerabilidad de Ejecución de Código Remota en Visual Studio

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Visual Studio. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DDS files. Crafted data in a DDS file can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Wenguang Jiao
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-07-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-09-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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 Visual Studio 2017
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2017"
 >= 15.0 <= 15.9
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2017" and version " >= 15.0 <= 15.9"
-
Affected
Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Visual Studio 2019
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2019"
 >= 16.0 <= 16.7
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2019" and version " >= 16.0 <= 16.7"
-
Affected