CVE-2019-1079 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visual Studio, stemming from improper XML parsing in certain settings files. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to disclose sensitive information. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has garnered some community and media attention, including a mention in Microsoft's July 2019 Patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2012:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2013:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.