T-025: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services

Executive Summary

This security update resolves several vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services. The most severe vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. 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.

This security update is rated Critical for Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and Important for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0, Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0, and Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.

The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Microsoft XML Core Services parses XML content, handles external document type definitions (DTD), and sets HTTP request fields. For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update immediately.

Known Issues. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 955218 documents the currently known issues that customers may experience when installing this security update. The article also documents recommended solutions for these issues.

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Affected and Non-Affected Software

The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Affected Software

Software	Component	Maximum Security Impact	Aggregate Severity Rating	Bulletins Replaced by this Update
Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows XP
Windows XP Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows XP Service Pack 3	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows XP Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows XP Service Pack 3	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Vista
Windows Vista	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows Vista	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Windows Vista x64 Edition	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	MS07-042
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows Vista x64 Edition	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	None
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	None
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB955069)	Remote Code Execution	Critical	None
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB954430)	Information Disclosure	Low	MS07-042
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB954459)	Information Disclosure	Low	None
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951535)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951535)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
2007 Microsoft Office System	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Expression Web	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Microsoft Expression Web 2	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951550)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (32-bit editions)	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951597)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951597)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951597)	Information Disclosure	Important	None
Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007	Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 (KB951597)	Information Disclosure	Important	MS07-042

*Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected. The vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 if Windows Server 2008 was installed using the Server Core installation option, even though the files affected by these vulnerabilities may be present on the system. However, users with the affected files will still be offered this update because the update files are newer (with higher version numbers) than the files that are currently on your system. For more information on this installation option, see Server Core. Note that the Server Core installation option does not apply to certain editions of Windows Server 2008; see Compare Server Core Installation Options.

Non-Affected Software

Software
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3

Vulnerability Information

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers

Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software
Affected Software	MSXML Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2007-0099	MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4029	MSXML Header Request Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4033	Aggregate Severity Rating
Windows 2000
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Critical Remote Code Execution	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Windows XP
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Critical Remote Code Execution	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows XP Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows XP Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Critical Remote Code Execution	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 when installed on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Windows Vista
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Critical Remote Code Execution	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Critical Remote Code Execution	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 on Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Critical Remote Code Execution	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Critical
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 when installed on Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Not applicable	Low Information Disclosure	Low
Microsoft Office
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on 2007 Microsoft Office System and 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Expression Web and Microsoft Expression Web 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important
Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0 on Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007	Not applicable	Not applicable	Important Information Disclosure	Important

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MSXML Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2007-0099

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft XML Core Services parses XML content. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user browses a Web site that contains specially crafted content or opens specially crafted HTML e-mail. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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.

To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-0099.

Update Information

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile systems in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The Microsoft TechNet Security Web site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.

Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available from the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update."

Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, “MS07-036”), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ.

Detection and Deployment Guidance

Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

The following table provides the MBSA detection summary for this security update.

Software	MBSA 2.1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Yes
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Yes
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Yes
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Yes
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Yes
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Yes
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Yes
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Yes
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Yes
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3	Yes
2007 Microsoft Office System and 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1	Yes
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1	Yes
Microsoft Expression Web and Microsoft Expression Web 2	Yes
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)	Yes
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)	Yes
Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007	Yes
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0	Yes
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0	Yes

For more information about MBSA 2.1, see MBSA 2.1 Frequently Asked Questions.

Windows Server Update Services

By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000. For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.

Systems Management Server

The following table provides the SMS detection and deployment summary for this security update.

Software	SMS 2.0	SMS 2003 with SUSFP	SMS 2003 with ITMU	Configuration Manager 2007
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	No	No	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	No	No	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	No	No	Yes	Yes
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	No	No	See Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below	Yes
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	No	No	See Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems	No	No	See Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems	No	No	See Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	No	No	See Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below	Yes
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2007 Microsoft Office System and 2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Expression Web and Microsoft Expression Web 2	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007	No	No	Yes	Yes
Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

For SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003, the SMS SUS Feature Pack (SUSFP), which includes the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), can be used by SMS to detect security updates. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2.0.

For SMS 2003, the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) can be used by SMS to detect security updates that are offered by Microsoft Update and that are supported by Windows Server Update Services. For more information about the SMS 2003 ITMU, see SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates. SMS 2003 can also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect required updates for Microsoft Office applications. For more information about the Office Inventory Tool and other scanning tools, see SMS 2003 Software Update Scanning Tools. See also Downloads for Systems Management Server 2003.

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection of updates. For more information about Configuration Manager 2007 Software Update Management, visit System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

Note for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Service Pack 3 includes support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 manageability.

For more information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

For more detailed information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723: Summary list of monthly detection and deployment guidance articles.

Note for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 The detection table described above is based on single-server Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 deployments. The detection tools do not detect the applicability of the update on systems configured as part of a multiple-system SharePoint server farms. For more information about deploying updates on both stand-alone and multi server configurations, see Deploy software updates for Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Update Compatibility Evaluator and Application Compatibility Toolkit

Updates often write to the same files and registry settings required for your applications to run. This can trigger incompatibilities and increase the time it takes to deploy security updates. You can streamline testing and validating Windows updates against installed applications with the Update Compatibility Evaluator components included with Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0.

The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft Windows Vista, a Windows Update, a Microsoft Security Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.

* Windows 2000 (all editions)
* Windows XP (all editions)
* Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
* Windows Vista (all editions)
* Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
* Office 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 (all editions)
* 2007 Microsoft Office System; Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats; and Microsoft
Expression Web (all editions)
* Microsoft Office SharePoit Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 (all editions)


PROBLEM:	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft XML Core Services parses XML content. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user browses a Web site that contains specially crafted content or opens specially crafted HTML e-mail.
PLATFORM:	Windows 2000 (all editions) Windows XP (all editions) Windows Server 2003 (all editions) Windows Vista (all editions) Windows Server 2008 (all editions) Office 2003 and Word Viewer 2003 (all editions) 2007 Microsoft Office System; Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats; and Microsoft Expression Web (all editions) Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 (all editions)
DAMAGE:	Remote code execution.
SOLUTION:	Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:	The risk is MEDIUM. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.

CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: TEMPORAL SCORE: VECTOR:	5.1 4.0 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)

LINKS:
DOE-CIRC BULLETIN:	http://doecirc.energy.gov/ciac/bulletins/t-025.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN:	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-069.mspx
CVE:	CVE-2007-0099 CVE-2008-4029 CVE-2008-4033

•	Gregory Fleischer for reporting the MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4029)
•	Stefano Di Paola of Minded Security for reporting the MSXML Header Request Vulnerability (CVE-2008-4033)
•	Robert Hansen of SecTheory for reporting the additional HTTP-only defense-in-depth issue

•	Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
•	International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.

INFORMATION BULLETIN

T-025: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services

[Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-069)]

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-069 – Critical

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)

General Information

Executive Summary

Affected and Non-Affected Software

Vulnerability Information

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers

MSXML Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2007-0099

MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4029

MSXML Header Request Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4033

Update Information

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Security Update Deployment

Other Information

Acknowledgments

Support

Disclaimer

Revisions