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KB5029365 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 (October 2023)

high Nessus Plugin ID 305156

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:

 - A vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file can lead to a Remote Code Execution. (CVE-2023-36792, CVE-2023-36793, CVE-2023-36794, CVE-2023-36796)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
 - KB5029365 Patch for Visual Studio 2013

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?47027009

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305156

File Name: smb_visual_studio_kb5029365.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/7/2026

Updated: 4/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

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-2023-36796

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36792, CVE-2023-36793, CVE-2023-36794, CVE-2023-36796