CVE-2013-7332

Published: Feb 26, 2014Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 8, Windows 8.1

2 products

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 8	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions

Related CWEs

References (2)

https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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