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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1037
Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure
Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2021, 2:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-1037 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1037 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft visual_studio_2017
2 Microsoft visual_studio
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1037.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1037 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1037 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2017:15.7:preview:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.7:*:preview:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2017:15.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-908
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1037 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2012:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2013:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2017:15.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2017:15.7:preview:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040664 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103715 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1037 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.12 }} -0.09%

score

0.84247

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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