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ID:1657 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Microsoft XML Core Services - CVE-2012-1889
ID:1657 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Microsoft XML Core Services - CVE-2012-1889
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3963
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1889
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft XML Core Services
Microsoft XML Core Services
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in XML Core Services (MSXML) when attempting to access an object in memory that has not been initialized. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in XML Core Services (MSXML) when attempting to access an object in memory that has not been initialized. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into viewing it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.