CVE-2024-38168 .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio environments, requiring developers to apply security patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38168?
CVE-2024-38168 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 13 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38168?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm, dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
dotnet Bitnami | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
dotnet-sdk Bitnami | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
4 more packages
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 NuGet | From 8.0.0 | 8.0.8 |
Products include Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38168?
Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm to 8.0.8 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-38168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-69439 .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Sources
Also known as BIT-dotnet-2024-38168, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38168, CLEANSTART-2025-PD24958, GHSA-7qrv-8f9x-3h32.