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CVE-2012-1889: Microsoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2012-1889
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft XML Core Services contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: XML Core ServicesRemote code executionMemory corruption
What
Microsoft XML Core Services contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow for remote code execution.
Who is affected
Deployments of Microsoft XML Core Services are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security patch for Microsoft XML Core Services.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-06-08
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1889

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2012-1889coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft XML Core

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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