XML Core Services vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
XML Core Services is made by Microsoft. We track 19 published vulnerabilities in it, across 8 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 8 June 2022. If you run XML Core Services, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent XML Core Services flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2012-1889, on 8 June 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of XML Core Services do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2012-1889Exploited list, 8 Jun 2022
Microsoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability
3.04.05.06.0 - CVE-2017-0022Exploited list, 24 May 2022
Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
3.0
Which XML Core Services vulnerabilities are being exploited?
2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 8.8Microsoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft XML Core Services contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow for remote code execution.
- 6.5Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site.
Which XML Core Services flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 84%
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
- 78%CVE-2006-5745High
Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP) ActiveX Control 4.0 in Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 on Windows, when accessed by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to...
- 49%CVE-2007-2223Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the substringData method on a (1) TextNode or (2) XMLDOM object, which causes an integer overflow that leads...
- 32%CVE-2013-0007Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML content, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "MSXML XSLT Vulnerability."
- 30%CVE-2006-4686High
Buffer overflow in the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) processing in Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
- 28%CVE-2013-0006High
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML content, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "MSXML Integer Truncation Vulnerability."
- 28%CVE-2008-4033Medium
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet Explorer, and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information...
- 26%CVE-2007-0099Critical
Race condition in the msxml3 module in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, as used in Internet Explorer 6 and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service...
- 25%CVE-2010-2561Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 does not properly handle HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted response,...
- 23%CVE-2002-0057Medium
XMLHTTP control in Microsoft XML Core Services 2.6 and later does not properly handle IE Security Zone settings, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying a local file as an XML Data Source.
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Microsoft XML Core Services contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow for remote code execution.
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We track 19 published vulnerabilities listed under the name XML Core Services, across 8 versions. The most recent XML Core Services flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2012-1889, on 8 June 2022.
2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2012-1889 and CVE-2017-0022.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2012-1889, affects 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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