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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS14-005 Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (2916036) Windows XP Important 12-02-2014

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker would have no way to force users to view specially crafted content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes users to an attacker’s website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email.
Detailed Information on the risk:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to read files on the local file system of a user, or read content of web domains where a user is currently authenticated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability when a user views specially crafted web content that is designed to invoke MSXML through Internet Explorer.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS14-005

Affected Software

Windows XP Service Pack 3 
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems 
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems 
Windows 8 for x64-based Systems 
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems 
Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems 
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 
Windows Server 2012 R2 
Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)