CVE-2013-7332

The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2014-02-26 14:55

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2013-7332

Mitre link : CVE-2013-7332

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-7332

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_8.1
windows_8

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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