MS14-033: Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (2966061)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74425

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote host contains a version of Microsoft XML Core Services that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, allowing the attacker to read files on the local user's file system or the content of web domains where the user is currently authenticated.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1 and 2012 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-033

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74425

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-033.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/11/2014

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:xml_core_services

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1816

BID: 67895

MSFT: MS14-033

MSKB: 2939576, 2957482, 2966631