Microsoft .NET/Visual Studio cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext transmission. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38167. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 08/13/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38167. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1040 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235578 (RockyLinux 8 : .NET 8.0 (RLSA-2024:5337)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235578) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-2480). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 235578
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 8 : .NET 8.0 (RLSA-2024:5337)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/13/2024 🔍
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05/20/2025 +279 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274474
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2024 20:06
Updated: 05/20/2025 05:52
Changes: 08/13/2024 20:06 (25), 08/13/2024 20:07 (8), 08/13/2024 20:10 (35), 08/14/2024 05:56 (11), 03/15/2025 05:14 (3), 05/08/2025 07:55 (2), 05/20/2025 05:52 (1)
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