CVE-2008-4033: Infoleak

Published Nov 12, 2008
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Updated

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet Explorer, and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from another domain and corrupt the session state via HTTP request header fields, as demonstrated by the Transfer-Encoding field, aka "MSXML Header Request Vulnerability."

Affected Software

28 affected components
Microsoft XML Core Services=4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000=sp4
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=sp1
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server=sp2
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 7=sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008=r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Vista=sp1
Microsoft Windows Vista=sp2
Microsoft Windows XP=sp2
Microsoft Windows XP=sp3
Microsoft XML Core Services=3.0
Microsoft XML Core Services=6.0
Microsoft Windows XP=sp2
Microsoft XML Core Services=5.0
Microsoft Expression Web
Microsoft Expression Web=2
Microsoft Groove=2007
Microsoft Office=2003-sp3
Microsoft Office=2007-sp1
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack=sp1
Microsoft Office Word Viewer=2003-sp3
Microsoft SharePoint server=2007
Microsoft SharePoint server=2007-sp1

Remediation

Event History

Nov 12, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
11:30 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4033?

CVE-2008-4033 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-4033?

To fix CVE-2008-4033, update Microsoft XML Core Services to the latest version available.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2008-4033?

CVE-2008-4033 affects Microsoft XML Core Services versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 as well as Microsoft products that utilize these services.

4

How can CVE-2008-4033 be exploited?

CVE-2008-4033 can be exploited by remote attackers through manipulated HTTP request header fields to obtain sensitive cross-domain information.

5

Is my system vulnerable to CVE-2008-4033?

You might be vulnerable to CVE-2008-4033 if you are using Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 to 6.0.

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