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Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio Products (June 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 137271
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Visual Studio Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector fail to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. (CVE-2020-1202, CVE-2020-1203)
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges. An attacker with unprivileged access to a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service properly handles file operations. (CVE-2020-1257, CVE-2020-1278, CVE-2020-1293)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:- KB4562053 (for Visual Studio 2015)
- Update 15.9.24 for Visual Studio 2017
- Update 16.0.15 for Visual Studio 2019
- Update 16.4.10 for Visual Studio 2019
- Update 16.6.2 for Visual Studio 2019
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?cefba37b
http://www.nessus.org/u?702c8c2e
http://www.nessus.org/u?9f7a8135
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137271
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_jun_visual_studio.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/9/2020
Updated: 3/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1203
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1293
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible, installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-1202, CVE-2020-1203, CVE-2020-1257, CVE-2020-1278, CVE-2020-1293