MS13-002: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML core services could allow remote code execution: January 8, 2013

Known issues and additional information about this security update

• 2687497 MS12-043 and MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 5.0 when it is installed together with Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Groove Server 2007: January 8, 2013
• 2687499 MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 5.0: January 8, 2013
• 2757638  MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 3.0 and 6.0: January 8, 2013
• 2758694 MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 4.0: January 8, 2013
  
  Known issues in security update 2758694: 
  • When you install this security update on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, you may have to restart the computer two times to complete the installation. This issue may occur if you install an XML Core Services 4.0–based update together with an update that contains inbox drivers. For example, the following updates contain inbox drivers:
    956697 Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VSS writer is not used during a backup job because of corrupted or invalid virtual machine configuration files
    
    938371 A software update is available for the Windows Vista installation components
    This issue occurs because Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)-based installations will not continue while inbox drivers are updating. This occurs because inbox drivers set the "impactful transaction" flag and the "reboot required" flag at the servicing stack level for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008. Therefore, the update for XML Core Services 4.0 will fail during installation if an update that contains an inbox driver is applied first. After the inbox driver is installed, and after the computer is restarted, the installation of security update for XML Core Services 4.0 will succeed. However, an additional restart is required to complete the installation.
    
    To avoid this issue, install the security update for XML Core Services 4.0 before you install the update that contains inbox drivers.
    
    
  • Security update 2758694 does not support the complete removal of MSXML 4.0.
    
    This situation occurs because this version of MSXML is installed in side-by-side mode. To work around this issue, follow these steps:
    1. Install update 973685. For more information about update 973685, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
       973685 Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3
    2. Install security update 2758694.
    3. Remove security update 973685 by using the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
    4. Delete the Msxml4.dll file from the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.
    5. Repair the previous installation of MSXML 4.0 (from step 2) by using the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
    
    
    The earlier versions of the Msxml4.dll file and of the Msxml4r.dll file are restored to the side-by-side folder and to the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.
• 2758696 MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 6.0: January 8, 2013
• 2760574 MS13-002: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 5.0 when it is installed together with Office 2003 Service Pack 3: January 8, 2013