LXer: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Runtime installers were built to fail

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08-23-2018, 11:31 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,631 Rep:	LXer: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Runtime installers were built to fail Published at LXer: Redmond created executable installers with vulnerable toolsSecurity researcher Stefan Kanthak claims that the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 executable installers (x86 and x64) were built with insecure tools from several years ago, creating a vulnerability that could allow privilege escalation.… Read More...

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