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MS12-081 - Critical : Vulnerability in Windows File Handling Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2758857) - Version: 1.1

Posted on 23 May 2013

Critical

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.1 (May 22, 2013): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2758857 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.
Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user browses to a folder that contains a file or subfolder with a specially crafted name. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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• MS12-081 - Version: 1.0
• MS12-081 - Version: 1.1

 

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