CVE-2015-2509 - Improper Access Control

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability."

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 9 years ago

2015-09-09 00:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-05-15 18:40:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

References

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_100_mcl_exe

Third Party Advisory

76594

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1033499

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

MS15-100

Patch, Vendor Advisory

38151

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

38195

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

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