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MS15-084: Vulnerabilities in XML Core Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3080129)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 85335
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Windows host contains a version of Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) that is affected by multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities :- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in XML Core Services (MSXML) due to the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 2.0. A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit this vulnerability by forcing an encrypted SSL 2.0 session and then decrypting the resulting network traffic. (CVE-2015-2434, CVE-2015-2471)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in XML Core Services (MSXML) due to exposing sensitive memory addresses. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted website, can exploit this to bypass ASLR and gain access to private data. (CVE-2015-2440)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, 2012 R2, RT, RT 8.1, Office 2007 SP3, and InfoPath 2007 SP3.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-084
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 85335
File Name: smb_nt_ms15-084.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/11/2015
Updated: 11/22/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2471
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:xml_core_services
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015