CVE-2023-38178

Summary

CVE-2023-38178 is a newly disclosed Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting both .NET Core and Visual Studio. attackers can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted HTTP requests, resulting in an infinite loop and excessive resource consumption, leading to a denial of service condition. This issue can impact applications using unpatched versions of .NET Core and Visual Studio, potentially causing service disruptions and downtime. Microsoft has released patches to address this vulnerability, and it is recommended that users install them promptly to mitigate the risk.

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