CVE-2019-1057
14.08.2019, 21:15
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run malicious code remotely to take control of the users system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could host a specially crafted website designed to invoke MSXML through a web browser. However, an attacker would have no way to force a user to visit such a website. Instead, an attacker would typically have to convince a user to either click a link in an email message or instant message that would then take the user to the website. When Internet Explorer parses the XML content, an attacker could run malicious code remotely to take control of the users system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the MSXML parser processes user input.
Vendor | Product | Version |
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microsoft | windows_10 | - |
microsoft | windows_7 | - |
microsoft | windows_8.1 | - |
microsoft | windows_rt_8.1 | - |
microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - |
microsoft | windows_server_2012 | - |
microsoft | windows_server_2016 | - |
microsoft | windows_server_2019 | - |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceThe software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.