[Bug]: Projects with long descriptions (>~16k) don't emit FileVersion in the produced DLLs
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Description
### Issue Description
When compiling a versioned csproj with a Description property that is bigger than 16k, the FileVersion (+ other attributes) of the DLL stop being emitted.
I've attached a repro where the `ConsoleApp4` project has a description of length 17k while `ConsoleApp5` has 16k. When compiling the two DLLs and comparing their file attributes:


I am not sure why this is happening but if the Description property has a limit shouldn't it be enforced with an error during the build rather than silently passing with missing info in the built DLL?
My use case here is I want to bundle the CHANGELOG.md file when I publish packages, so it's reasonable to add a `Substring`, to the `Description` but should I have to do that?
### Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce:
1. Run `dotnet build` on the root of the solution
2. Look at the generated DLLs and the respective bin/Debug folders
[BugRepro.zip](https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/files/11372201/BugRepro.zip)
### Expected Behavior
The File version / Product version should be populated in ConsoleApp4.dll
### Actual Behavior
The File version / Product version is empty in ConsoleApp4.dll
### Analysis
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### Versions & Configurations
msbuild -version
MSBuild version 17.5.1+f6fdcf537 for .NET Framework
17.5.1.16304
dotnet --version
7.0.203
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Research direction
Start with BugRepro.zip and run dotnet build on the root solution, comparing the generated DLL attributes for ConsoleApp4 and ConsoleApp5. Trace how the Description property becomes assembly metadata; done means the version and product version are populated for the project with the 17k description, or the build reports an explicit limit error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
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