CVE-2019-0537

Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2019-0537 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by KB4476698, released January 8, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0761
94th percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file. An attacker who took advantage of this information disclosure could view arbitrary file contents from the computer where the victim launched Visual Studio.</p> <p>To take advantage of the vulnerability, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a malicious .vscontent file using a vulnerable version of Visual Studio. An attacker would have no way to force a developer to produce this information disclosure.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Visual Studio loads .vscontent files.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 KB4476698 Jan 8, 2019
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 KB4476755 Jan 8, 2019

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