Description of the security update for the remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5: August 9, 2022 (KB5016314)

Note: This security update applies to all Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 editions except Isolated and Integrated Shells, Build Tools, Remote Tools, and Express for Web.

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within VSGraphics in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

To learn more about the vulnerability, see CVE-2022-35826, CVE-2022-35825, CVE-2022-35777, and CVE-2022-35827.

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Download

The following file is available for download:

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Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

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Prerequisites

To apply this security update, you must have Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 installed.

Restart requirement

We recommend that you close Visual Studio 2012 before you install this security update. Otherwise, you may have to restart the computer after you apply this security update if a file that is being updated is open or in use by Visual Studio.

Security update replacement information

This security update doesn't replace other security updates.

File hash information

File name	SHA256 hash
vs11-kb5016314.exe	ACA43C54B2D5CD3E3A40448DA089A41C7878CAF98419BD6E893818BC7C3352FF

File information

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
vs11-kb5016314.exe	11.0.61252.0	5,002,104	3-Aug-22	01:57

Installation verification

To verify that this security update is applied correctly, follow these steps:

Open the Visual Studio 2012 program folder.
Locate the libfbxsdk.dll file in the Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\VsGraphics folder.
Verify that the file version is equal to or greater than 2020.3.1.0.

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