Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML content, which allows remote attackers to execute arb…

published 2013-01-09 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-0049

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 28.1%; EPSS 28.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 0; none known

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML content, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, aka "MSXML Integer Truncation Vulnerability."

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Vendor advisories

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cisa ICSA-20-315-01 updated 2020-11-10 cvss 8.1

ICSA-20-315-01_OSIsoft PI Interface for OPC XML-DA

OSIsoft LLC PI Interface for OPC XML-DA < 1.7.3.x
affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Security bulletin and access to security update is available on the OSIsoft customer portal (login required).” customers.osisoft.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-01-16)

Exploit prediction

28.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-189 Numeric Errors

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-002
vendor-advisory
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16429
vdb-entry, signature
us-cert.cisa.gov /ics/advisories/icsa-20-315-01

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-0006
NVD CVE-2013-0006

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