Hi @ll,

in their software development kits Microsoft typically ships
Visual C++ (cross) compilers with headers and libraries,
including the MSVCRT for both static and dynamic linking.

The compiler(s) and the libraries are almost never updated (the
only update I know is <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/949408>),
not even when a vulnerability has been detected and patched;
sometimes they are even outdated when the SDK ships.

The result: applications built with the SDKs and linked against
their outdated MSVCRT may be vulnerable!

JFTR: since the standard entry points [w]mainCRTStartup() and
      [w]WinMainCRTStartup() for Win32 applications as well as
      _DllMainCRTStartup() for Win32 DLLs are all defined in the
      MSVCRT all binaries are typically linked against it.-(

Examples:

* the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK
  (see <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=19988>
  and <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=15354>;
  the english version was digitally signed on 2005-09-23 and
  published a few days later), ships version 14.0.50727.42 and
  8.0.50727.42 of Visual C++ 2005 and and its utilities/libraries.

  Visual C++ 2005 Express edition was published around the same
  date and shipped the same (versions of the) files.

  The latter but receives updates per Microsoft Update, most notably

  * Service Pack 1
    (see <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=804>),
    which ships version 14.0.50727.752 and 8.0.50727.762 of most of
    the files;

  * MS09-035
    (see <https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/bulletin/MS09-035>
    alias <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/969706>,
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/971090> and
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/973544>),
    which updates the MSVCRT (including header files etc.) to version
    8.0.50727.4053;

  * MS11-025
    (see <https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/bulletin/MS11-025>
    alias <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500212>,
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538218> and
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538242>),
    which updates the MSVCRT (including header files etc.) to version
    8.0.50727.6195.


* the Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 SP1 (and R2 too)
  (see <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=15656>
  or <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6510>)
  ships versions 14.0.40310.41/14.0.30402.0 and
  8.0.40310.37/8.0.40310.39/8.0.40310.29 of Visual C++ 2005 (cross)
  compilers and their utilities/libraries.

  See above for missing updates and security patches!


* the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  (see <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=3138>
  or <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=18950>;
  digitally signed on 2009-07-15 and published about a week later)
  ships version 15.0.30729.1 and 9.0.30729.1 of Visual C++ 2008 SP1
  (cross) compilers and their utilities/libraries.

  Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Express edition
  
(<http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/8/e/e8eeb394-7f42-4963-a2d8-29559b738298/VS2008ExpressWithSP1ENUX1504728.iso>)
  was published around the same date and shipped the same (versions
  of the) files.

  The latter but receives updates per Microsoft Update, most notably

  * MS09-035
    (see <https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/bulletin/MS09-035>,
    alias <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/969706>,
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/971092> and
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/973552>),
    which updates the MSVCRT (including header files etc.) to version
    9.0.30729.4148;

  * MS11-025
    (see <https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/bulletin/MS11-025>,
    alias <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500212>,
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538241> and
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2538243>),
    which updates the MSVCRT (including header files etc.) to version
    9.0.30729.6191.


* the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4
  (see <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=8279>
  or <https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=8442>)
  ships version 16.0.40219.1 and 10.0.40219.1 of Visual C++ 2010
  (cross) compilers and their utilities/libraries.

  The following updates are not deployed for this SDK:

  * Service Pack 1
    (see https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=23691
    or <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/983509>);

  * MS11-025
    (see <https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/bulletin/MS11-025>,
    alias <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500212>,
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2565057> and
    <https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2565063>),
    which updates the MSVCRT (including header files etc.) to version
    10.0.40219.325.


regards
Stefan Kanthak