SB2014021101 - Information disclosure in Microsoft XML Core Services
Published: February 11, 2014 Updated: March 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014021101
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0266)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper enforcement of cross-domain policies. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into visiting it using Internet Explorer, bypass cross-domain security restrictions and read local files or content from web domains the victim is authenticated with.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.