FKIE_CVE-2008-4029

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-12 23:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 4.0, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from another domain via a crafted XML document, related to improper error checks for external DTDs, aka "MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1021164
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32155Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3111
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-069
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5999
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1021164
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32155Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3111
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-069
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5999
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer *
microsoft windows_2000 sp4
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista sp1
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft windows_xp sp3
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