CVE-2014-1816 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can discover full pathnames and local usernames via a crafted website exploiting MSXML information disclosure in Internet Explorer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1816?
CVE-2014-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 and 6.0 does not properly restrict the information transmitted by Internet Explorer during a download action, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) full pathnames on the client system and (2) local usernames embedded in these pathnames via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML Entity URI Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1816?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Xml Core Services.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-1816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2012-1889 Microsoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption
- CVE-2010-2561 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 does not properly handle HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
- CVE-2007-2223 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2016-0147 Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "MSXML 3.0 Remote Code Executi
- CVE-2006-5745 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fw9f-x7gq-r4jp.