PT-2020-1922 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Extension Installer Service

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2020-03-17 · CVE-2020-0789

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Visual Studio Extension Installer Service (affected versions not specified)

Description A denial of service issue exists due to the improper handling of hard links by the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service. This can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01199

CVE-2020-0789

Affected Products

Visual Studio Extension Installer Service

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0789 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01199 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0789 · Security Note