Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio
CVE-2019-0537
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.076 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.076 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2010 Service Pack 1, 2012 Update 5
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2010, 2012
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0537 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106390 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0537?
- CVE-2019-0537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0537 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.