CVE-2020-16874
published 2020-09-11CVE-2020-16874: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the…
PriorityP343high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.29%
90.0th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Visual Studio.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Visual Studio handles objects in memory.
Affected
20 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2012_update_5 | >= 11.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2013_update_5 | >= 12.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2015_update_3 | >= 14.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | >= 15.9.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | >= 16.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | >= 16.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.7 | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | 15.0 – 15.8 | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.0 – 16.3 | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.5 – 16.6 | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2012_update_5 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2013_update_5 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2015_update_3 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.7 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-09-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-16874 [HIGH] Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted file with an affe
GHSA
GHSA-vjmv-f9r4-765g: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution V
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-16874 [HIGH] CWE-94 GHSA-vjmv-f9r4-765g: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution V
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16856.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-09-11
Published