CVE-2022-29148: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-29148) was identified in Microsoft Visual Studio, specifically affecting Visual Studio 2017 versions from 15.0 up to 15.9.48. The vulnerability was reported on February 9, 2022, and Microsoft released a security update on May 10, 2022 (ZDI Advisory, NVD).

The vulnerability exists within the parsing of DDS files and can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The attack requires local access and user interaction, but no privileges, while potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level (ZDI Advisory, NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. The attack requires user interaction, specifically requiring the target to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file (ZDI Advisory).

Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the available patches through the official Microsoft update channels (Microsoft Advisory).