QID 91992

Date Published: 2023-03-15

QID 91992: Microsoft Visual Studio Security Updates for March 2023

Microsoft has released security Updates for Visual Studio which resolve Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service and Escalation of Priviledge Vulnerabilities.

Affected Software:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)

QID Detection Logic: Authenticated : Windows
This QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft Visual Studio by checking the registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft" and file "evenv.exe" to check the version of the Visual Studio.

Vulnerable versions of Microsoft Visual Studio are prone to Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure and Git for Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2023-22490 and CVE-2023-22743 and CVE-2023-23946 and CVE-2023-23618 for more information pertaining to this vulnerability

Vendor References

CVE-2023-22490 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22490
CVE-2023-22743 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22743
CVE-2023-23618 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23618
CVE-2023-23946 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23946

CVEs related to QID 91992

CVE-2023-22490 | CVE-2023-22743 | CVE-2023-23946 | CVE-2023-23618 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2023-22490			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22490
CVE-2023-22743			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22743
CVE-2023-23618			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23618
CVE-2023-23946			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23946

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