CVE-2018-1037: Medium severity visual studio vulnerability
Published Apr 12, 2018
·Updated
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.
Affected Software
7 affected components
Microsoft Visual Studio=2010-sp1
Microsoft Visual Studio=2012-update5
Microsoft Visual Studio=2013-update5
Microsoft Visual Studio=2015-update3
Microsoft Visual Studio=2017
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017=15.6.6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017=15.7
Remediation
Event History
Apr 12, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is CVE-2018-1037?
CVE-2018-1037 is an information disclosure vulnerability that exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory.
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How does CVE-2018-1037 affect Microsoft Visual Studio?
CVE-2018-1037 affects Microsoft Visual Studio.
3
What is the severity of CVE-2018-1037?
CVE-2018-1037 has a severity level of 4.3 (medium).
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Which versions of Microsoft Visual Studio are affected by CVE-2018-1037?
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1, 2012 Update 5, 2013 Update 5, 2015 Update 3, and 2017 are affected by CVE-2018-1037.
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How do I fix CVE-2018-1037?
Apply the necessary security updates provided by Microsoft to fix CVE-2018-1037.