CVE-2020-0789: High severity visual studio enterprise 2019 vulnerability
Published Mar 12, 2020
·Updated
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'.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019>=16.0<=16.4
Remediation
Event History
Mar 12, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:48 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the severity of CVE-2020-0789?
CVE-2020-0789 has a severity rating of important.
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How do I fix CVE-2020-0789?
To mitigate CVE-2020-0789, update to the latest version of Visual Studio 2019.
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What versions of Visual Studio are affected by CVE-2020-0789?
CVE-2020-0789 affects Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 versions from 16.0 to 16.4.
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What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-0789?
CVE-2020-0789 is a denial of service vulnerability.
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What causes the denial of service in CVE-2020-0789?
The denial of service in CVE-2020-0789 is caused by improper handling of hard links by the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service.