CVE-2014-3802 describes a critical vulnerability in msdia.dll within the Microsoft Debug Interface Access (DIA) SDK, affecting Microsoft Visual Studio versions prior to 2013. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption by processing a specially crafted PDB file. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDB file), but could lead to significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:debug_interface_access_software_development_kit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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