Wednesday, October 29, 2014

EOL/Obsolete Software: Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Detected on Windows Based Vcenter server ( Security Scanner Detected Vulnerability)

Vulnerability: EOL/Obsolete Software: Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 Detected

This is relaed to Microsoft security Vulnerabilities:

THREAT:
The host is running Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 with Service Pack 2 installed. Microsoft ended support for Microsoft XML 4.0 SP2 on April 13,
2009 and provides no further support for that specific service pack level.
IMPACT:
The system is at high risk of being exposed

Solution: Since Microsoft  XML core services 6.0 released, uninstall this Microsoft XML 4.0 SP2 and install Microsoft  XML core services 6.0.

how to delete Microsoft XML 4.0 SP2 and SP3?

created batch file with below command and execute it. 

REM Script to quietly uninstall MSXML 4.0 and updates.


REM Changelog
REM v0.1 - initial version
REM v0.2 - updated titles and spacing

REM Uninstalling MSXML 4.0 SP2 and updates

REM Uninstalling MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK (Base Installer - msxml.msi)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {716E0306-8318-4364-8B8F-0CC4E9376BAC} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB925672 (MS06-061 - msxml4-KB925672-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {A9CF9052-F4A0-475D-A00F-A8388C62DD63} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB927978 (MS06-071 - msxml4-KB927978-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {37477865-A3F1-4772-AD43-AAFC6BCFF99F} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB936181 (MS07-042 - msxml4-KB936181-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {C04E32E0-0416-434D-AFB9-6969D703A9EF} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB954430 (MS08-069 - msxml4-KB954430-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {86493ADD-824D-4B8E-BD72-8C5DCDC52A71} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB973688 (Non Security Update - msxml4-KB973688-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {F662A8E6-F4DC-41A2-901E-8C11F044BDEC} /quiet

REM Uninstalling MSXML 4.0 SP3 and updates

REM Uninstalling MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser (Base Installer - msxml.msi)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {196467F1-C11F-4F76-858B-5812ADC83B94} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB973685 (Non Security Update - msxml4-KB973685-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {859DFA95-E4A6-48CD-B88E-A3E483E89B44} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB2721691 (MS12-043 - msxml4-KB2721691-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {355B5AC0-CEEE-42C5-AD4D-7F3CFD806C36} /quiet
REM Uninstalling KB2758694 (MS13-002 - msxml4-KB2758694-enu.exe)
MsiExec.exe /uninstall {1D95BA90-F4F8-47EC-A882-441C99D30C1E} /quiet

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