CVE-2014-1816

Severity

43%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

48%

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Microsoft xml_core_services

First reported 10 years ago

2014-06-11 04:56:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 22:06:00

Affected Software

Microsoft xml_core_services 3.0

3.0

Microsoft xml_core_services 6.0

6.0

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx

Vendor Advisory

58538

Permissions Required

67895

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

MS14-033

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