CVE-2007-2223 is a critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) versions 3.0 through 6.0. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting an integer overflow in the substringData method of TextNode or XMLDOM objects, leading to a buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.