KB5029365 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (October 2023)

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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
 ##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(305156);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/08");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2023-36792",
    "CVE-2023-36793",
    "CVE-2023-36794",
    "CVE-2023-36796"
  );

  script_name(english:"KB5029365 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (October 2023)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file can lead to a Remote
    Code Execution. (CVE-2023-36792, CVE-2023-36793, CVE-2023-36794, CVE-2023-36796)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's
self-reported version number.");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-the-security-update-for-the-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-visual-studio-2013-update-5-october-10-2023-kb5029365-eb9e61cd-c7d3-4235-b268-b099d5f748dc
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?47027009");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
        - KB5029365 Patch for Visual Studio 2013");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-36796");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/04/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "microsoft_visual_studio_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}
include('vcf_extras_visual_studio.inc');
include('smb_func.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes.inc');
include('smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

var port = kb_smb_transport();
var appname = 'Microsoft Visual Studio';
var installs = get_installs(app_name:appname, exit_if_not_found:TRUE);
var report = '';
var fversion, file, fver, kb_file, kb_files, version, path, prod, fix, install;

foreach install (installs[1])
{
  version = install['version'];
  path = install['path'];
  prod = install['product_version'];

  if (version =~ '^12\\.0\\.')
  {
    # KB5029365 \Common7\IDE\msdia120.dll and
    # vc\bin\bscmake.exe should be 12.0.40708.0
    fix = '12.0.40708.0';
    kb_files = make_list('Common7\\IDE\\msdia120.dll',
                         'vc\\bin\\bscmake.exe');
    foreach kb_file (kb_files)
    {
      file = hotfix_append_path(path:path, value:kb_file);
      fver = hotfix_get_fversion(path:file);

      if (fver['error'] == HCF_OK && !empty_or_null(fver['value']))
      {
        fversion = join(sep:'.', fver['value']);
        if (ver_compare(ver:fversion, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
        {
          report +=
            '\n  Path              : ' + file +
            '\n  Installed version : ' + fversion +
            '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix +
            '\n';
          break;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

hotfix_check_fversion_end();

if (empty(report))
  audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, appname, version);

security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:report);