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MS08-054 – Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954154) - Version:2.0

Posted on 15 September 2008

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Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V2.0 (September 15, 2008): Added entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update section to communicate the re-release of the Norwegian language update for Windows Media Player 11 on all supported 32-bit editions of Windows XP. Customers who require the Norwegian language update need to download and install the re-released update. Also removed an erroneous entry from the Non-Affected software table.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Media Player that could allow remote code execution when a specially crafted audio file is streamed from a Windows Media server. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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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