Description of the security update for the information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5: July 9, 2019

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

Note This security update applies to Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 except for Visual Studio Isolated and Integrated Shells.

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists if Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 incorrectly parses XML input in certain settings files.To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2019-1079.

Known issues in this update

Symptom
Visual Studio 2013 customers may experience issues that affect the offering of this update through Microsoft Update. In some cases, this update is offered to products for which the update was not intended or needed, such as Visual Studio Isolated and Integrated Shells.

Status
On August 5, 2019, a detection revision was made to address issues that affect the Microsoft Update offering for this update. Customers who observed unexpected issues in the offering of this update can rescan Microsoft Update for the latest content within their Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and update management environments. Customers who rely on the Wsusscan2.cab file will receive this revision as part of the August 2019 broad Windows Update releases…

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

Prerequisites

To apply this security update, you must have Visual Studio 2013 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.

Deployment information

For deployment details for this security update, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Security update deployment information: July 9, 2019

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
VS12-KB4506163.exe	82EA6AB14CB97EB4F37C2D46A52A921D1E2EF4DB	AE62A60ADD146B35DD58E8BD7E5919BE2D0786481BF8D60E0663535A07178E61

File informationThe English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the 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 the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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VS12-KB4506163.exe file information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Bootstrapperapplicationdata.xml	Not applicable	24,746	11-Jun-2019	14:42	Not applicable
Bootstrappercore.config	Not applicable	897	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable
Bootstrappercore.dll	3.7.2514.0	77,824	14-Jan-2014	07:38	x86
Highcontrastskuresources.xaml	Not applicable	12,495	11-Dec-2018	11:39	Not applicable
Highcontrastthemes.xaml	Not applicable	5,892	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	2,668	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	51,521	11-Jun-2019	11:41	Not applicable
Managedux.dll	12.0.40680.1	564,480	11-Jun-2019	11:22	x86
Manifest.xml	Not applicable	29,676	11-Jun-2019	14:42	Not applicable
Mbahost.dll	3.7.2514.0	66,048	14-Jan-2014	07:38	x86
Mbapreq.dll	3.7.2514.0	120,320	14-Jan-2014	07:38	x86
Mbapreq.png	Not applicable	797	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.thm	Not applicable	3,356	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	1,795	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Skuresources.xaml	Not applicable	12,444	11-Dec-2018	11:39	Not applicable
Sqmapi.dll	6.2.9200.16384	226,456	11-Dec-2018	11:38	x86
Themes.xaml	Not applicable	4,213	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	4,613	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	50,235	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	1,985	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	2,814	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	55,322	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,418	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,246	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	3,202	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	55,933	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,352	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	3,360	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,195	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	3,193	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	56,668	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,266	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,352	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	2,911	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	54,596	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,264	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	4,365	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	62,793	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,505	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	8,616	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	55,845	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,196	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,272	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,131	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	2,932	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	55,687	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,328	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	2,764	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	54,300	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,107	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	4,571	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	70,192	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,840	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,294	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,092	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	3,447	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	54,266	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,263	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,160	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	4,464	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	50,073	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	1,940	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,171	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
License.htm	Not applicable	3,006	11-Dec-2018	11:19	Not applicable
Localizablestrings.xml	Not applicable	55,214	11-Jun-2019	11:42	Not applicable
Mbapreq.wxl	Not applicable	2,360	16-Apr-2013	04:38	Not applicable
Info.ico	Not applicable	2,862	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable
Stop.ico	Not applicable	2,862	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable
Warn.ico	Not applicable	2,862	06-Sep-2018	07:04	Not applicable

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