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CVE-2019-1079 Details

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1079	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft visual studio	2010 sp1 2012 update_5 2013 update_5 2015 update_3
CPE 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:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 24, 2020	CWE Remap	[email protected]
Jul 17, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]