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

NoticeStarting on March 10, 2020, Microsoft Update is now offering this security update to additional versions of the Windows OS.

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.

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Download

The following file is available for 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.

More information

PrerequisitesTo apply this security update, you must have Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 installed.Restart requirementYou may have to restart the computer after you apply this security update if an instance of Visual Studio is being used.Security update replacement informationThis security update doesn’t replace other security updates.

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.

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

File Information

File hash information

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

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