CVE-2007-0099

Published: Jan 8, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Race condition in the msxml3 module in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, as used in Internet Explorer 6 and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via many nested tags in an XML document in an IFRAME, when synchronous document rendering is frequently disrupted with asynchronous events, as demonstrated using a JavaScript timer, which can trigger NULL pointer dereferences or memory corruption, aka "MSXML Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

microsoft

commercial·US

xml core servicesLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

internet explorerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / browser

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0113.html

archives.neohapsis.com

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=2004

isc.sans.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2

marc.info

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