Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0/4.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0/4.0. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-4029. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0/4.0. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 11/11/2008. The weakness was published 11/12/2008 by Jerome Athias (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-4029 since 09/10/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Jerome Athias and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34744 (MS08-069: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90466 (Microsoft XML Core Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-069)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8724.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45554), Exploit-DB (7196), Tenable (34744), SecurityFocus (BID 32155†) and OSVDB (49926†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2804, VDB-44976 and VDB-85073. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jerome Athias
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Nessus ID: 34744
Nessus Name: MS08-069: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)
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OpenVAS ID: 900058
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft XML Core Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (955218)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jerome Athias
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4029 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44975

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X-Force: 45554
SecurityFocus: 32155 - Microsoft XML Core Services DTD Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 49926 - CVE-2008-4029 - MS08-069 - Microsoft - Core Services - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021164
Vulnerability Center: 19981 - [MS08-069] Microsoft MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability Allows Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3111

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/14/2025 16:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (86), 08/20/2019 16:27 (11), 06/14/2025 16:41 (18)
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