Applies to: All Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 editions except Integrated Shell, Build Tools, and Remote Tools.

Notice

In December 2023, Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 was revised to address a compatibility issue that affects precompiled headers in VC++ projects.

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 when it incorrectly handles debug information.

To learn more about the vulnerability, see CVE-2023-36796, CVE-2023-36792, CVE-2023-36794, and CVE-2023-36793.

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Download

The following file is available for download:

Download icon Download the hotfix package now.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

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

More information

Prerequisites

To apply this security update, you must have Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 installed.

Restart requirement

We recommend that you close Visual Studio 2013 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 supersedes security update KB5026610.

File hash information

File name

SHA256 hash

vs12-kb5029365.exe

951E3FDFBB30CD4C2CA0AB16DB3EA24624D009296EDDF57D8CB810E93EA522E6

 File information

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

vs12-kb5029365.exe

12.0.40708.0

37,171,200

11/18/2023

5:19 AM

Installation verification

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

  1. Open the Visual Studio 2013 program folder.

  2. Locate one or more of the following files:

    vc\bin\bscmake.exe

    vc\bin\amd64\bscmake.exe

    common7\ide\msdia120.dll

    common7\ide\remote debugger\x64\msdia120.dll

    common7\ide\remote debugger\x86\msdia120.dll

    common7\packages\debugger\msdia120.dll

    dia sdk\bin\msdia120.dll

    dia sdk\bin\amd64\msdia120.dll

    dia sdk\bin\arm\msdia120.dll

    team tools\dynamic code coverage tools\msdia120.dll

    team tools\performance tools\x64\msdia120.dll

    common7\ide\msobj120.dll

    team tools\performance tools\x64\msobj120.dll

    Vc\bin\msobj120.dll

    Vc\bin\amd64\msobj120.dll

    vc\bin\mspdb120.dll

    vc\bin\amd64\mspdb120.dll

    vc\bin\ mspdbcore.dll

    Vc\bin\amd64\mspdbcore.dll

    team tools\performance tools\x64\mspdbcore.dll

    team tools\performance tools\mspdbcore.dll

    team tools\performance tools\mspdbsrv.exe

    team tools\performance tools\x64\mspdbsrv.exe

    vc\bin\mspdbsrv.exe

    vc\bin\amd64\mspdbsrv.exe

    Common7\ide\mspdbst.dll

    team tools\performance tools\mspdbst.dll

    team tools\performance tools\x64\mspdbst.dll

    Vc\bin\amd64\mspdbst.dll

    Common7\IDE\Remote Debugger\x64\msvsmon.exe

    Common7\IDE\Remote Debugger\msvsmon.exe

    Common7\Packages\Debugger\VSDEBUG.DLL

    Pdbcopy.exe

    shmetapdb.dll

  3. Verify that the file version is equal to or greater than 12.0.40708.7.

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