CVE-2020-1971: OpenSSL: CVE-2020-1971 EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference

Why is this OpenSSL Software Foundation CVE included in the Security Update Guide?

The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in OpenSSL Software which is consumed by Microsoft Visual Studio. It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Visual Studio are no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.