Overview
Microsoft XML Core Services contains an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) allow developers who use JScript, Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), and Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 to create XML-based applications. MSXML includes several ActiveX controls to allow XML support in Internet Explorer and other applications. The MSXML XMLDOM object contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the substringData() method. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. |
Solution
Apply an update |
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Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-042.mspx
- http://www.iss.net/threats/274.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26447/
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=576
- http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms755744.aspx
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-048.html
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Microsft for reporting this vulnerability, who in turn credit anonymous researchers working with Verisign iDefense VCP and Zero Day Initiative.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2007-2223 |
| Severity Metric: | 24.10 |
| Date Public: | 2007-08-14 |
| Date First Published: | 2007-08-14 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-08-15 18:20 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 9 |