CVE-2024-43483
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-43483 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 8, 2024, and affects multiple versions of Microsoft's development platforms and frameworks (NVD, Microsoft).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. It is classified under CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) according to Microsoft's assessment (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability can lead to denial-of-service conditions in affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates that while there is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, there is a high impact on system availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB articles for different versions of .NET Framework, .NET, and Visual Studio. Users are advised to apply the appropriate security updates for their installed versions (Microsoft Support).

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