CVE-2019-1079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Published: 2019-07-15

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 25.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2010 Service Pack 1`	affected	—
`2012 Update 5`	affected	—
`2013 Update 5`	affected	—
`2015 Update 3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2012:update_5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2013:update_5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update_3::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25343.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2019-07-15T18:56:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T18:06:31.670Z

Reserved: 2018-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-1079

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-07-15T19:15:17.607

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:35:58.427

Link: CVE-2019-1079

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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