What is CVE-2019-1079?

CVE-2019-1079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2019-1079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-1079 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio

CVE-2019-1079

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

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.061 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2010 Service Pack 1, 2012 Update 5, 2013 Update 5
Microsoft Visual_studio — versions 2010, 2012, 2013

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1079?: CVE-2019-1079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-1079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-1079 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.