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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2019.0345
Security update for Microsoft developer tools
11 December 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft developer tools
Operating System: Windows
Android
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Create Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-1487 CVE-2019-1486 CVE-2019-1387
CVE-2019-1354 CVE-2019-1352 CVE-2019-1351
CVE-2019-1350 CVE-2019-1349
Member content until: Friday, January 10 2020
OVERVIEW
Microsoft has released its monthly security patch update for the month of December 2019.
This update resolves 8 vulnerabilities across the following products: [1]
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for Android
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 16.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Microsoft Visual Studio Live Share extension
IMPACT
Microsoft has given the following details regarding these vulnerabilities.
Details Impact Severity
CVE-2019-1349 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2019-1350 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2019-1351 Tampering Moderate
CVE-2019-1352 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2019-1354 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2019-1387 Remote Code Execution Critical
CVE-2019-1486 Spoofing Important
CVE-2019-1487 Information Disclosure Important
MITIGATION
Microsoft recommends updating the software with the version made available on the Microsoft Update Catalogue. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Security Update Guide
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
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