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Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update

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  • Version: 8.0
  • Product: Developer Tools
  • Language: English

A security issue has been identified leading to a vulnerability in MFC applications that are built with Visual Studio 2005 and ship the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package.

A security issue has been identified leading to MFC application vulnerability in DLL planting due to MFC not specifying the full path to system/localization DLLs. You can protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart.

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Files

Status: Live

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Files
vcredist_IA64.EXE
  • SHA1: def0a6d1fded3d666d78ba161f1caa091aaead23
  • Size: 6.26 MB
vcredist_x64.EXE
  • SHA1: ee916012783024dac67fc606457377932c826f05
  • Size: 2.99 MB
vcredist_x86.EXE
  • SHA1: b8fab0bb7f62a24ddfe77b19cd9a1451abd7b847
  • Size: 2.54 MB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

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Additional Information

Please see the Knowledge Base Articles KB2538242 for more information.

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