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Description of the security update for the information disclosure vulnerability in Visual Studio 2012 Update 5: January 8, 2019


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Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio incorrectly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2019-0537.

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How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Download

The following file is available for download:

Download Download the hotfix package now.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

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More information

Prerequisites

To apply this security update, you must have Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 installed.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this security update if an instance of Visual Studio is being used.

Security update replacement information

This security update doesn't replace other security updates.

How to obtain help and support for this security update
Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Security
Local support according to your country: International Support

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File Information

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
VS11-KB4476755.exe 0072B4282DA7A8534FD58A1B8634F9230C8D3F91 17A4D761361FD8804A7BF9807763922C465B99F24F26E66DD92A0E391C54BBFE

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For all supported versions of Visual Studio 2012 Update 5
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vs11-kb4476755.exe 11.0.61239.0 1,205,168 08-Dec-2018 11:40 x86

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Article Info
Article ID : 4476755
Revision : 12
Created on : 3/9/2020
Published on : 3/18/2020
Exists online : False
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