Home / bulletins MS07-042 - Critical: Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227) - Version:3.0
Posted on 10 January 2008
There is an newer version: MS07-042 - Version: 4.0
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: Bulletin updated: Added Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 as an affected product. Also added an Update FAQ clarifying the kill bit for Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and its applicability to this security update.Summary: This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Microsoft XML Core Services. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Other versions
- MS07-042 - Version: 1.0
- MS07-042 - Version: 1.1
- MS07-042 - Version: 2.0
- MS07-042 - Version: 3.0
- MS07-042 - Version: 4.0