CVE-2024-43484 .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in .NET and Visual Studio applications through resource exhaustion flaws.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-43484?

CVE-2024-43484 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-789, CWE-407

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43484?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including System.IO.Packaging, dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.126.0.1
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.126.0.1
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 8.0.0-preview.1.23110.88.0.1
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 8.0.0-preview.1.23110.88.0.1
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 9.0.0-preview.1.24080.99.0.0-rc.2.24473.5
System.IO.Packaging NuGetFrom 9.0.0-preview.1.24080.99.0.0-rc.2.24473.5
2 more packages
dotnet BitnamiFrom 6.0.06.0.35, 8.0.10
dotnet-sdk BitnamiFrom 6.0.06.0.35, 8.0.10

Products include Microsoft .Net, Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43484?

Upgrade System.IO.Packaging to a fixed version for your release line: 6.0.1, 8.0.1 or 9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5.

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-2024-43484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-43484, BIT-dotnet-2024-43484, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-43484, CLEANSTART-2025-RR05020, ECHO-d8eb-7708-1215, GHSA-f32c-w444-8ppv and 1 more.

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