CVE-2008-4029 describes a cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 4.0, impacting various Microsoft Windows operating systems and Internet Explorer. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from other domains through specially crafted XML documents, exploiting improper error checks for external DTDs. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a significant potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.