Description: This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability that could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Microsoft XML Core Services.

Update type: Critical

Release date: August 14, 2007

Applies to: All versions

Knowledge base: support.microsoft.com/kb/936181

Download link: 32-bit | 64-bit

Comments: I didn’t get this install on my machine, but it is listed in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-042 for machines that have version 4.0 of XML Core Services installed. To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2007-2223.