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MS09-052 - Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112) - Version:1.2

Posted on 13 January 2010

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Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.2 (January 12, 2010): Corrected registry keys for Windows Media Player 6.4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. This is an informational update only.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Media Player. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted ASF file is played using Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local 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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Other versions

• MS09-052 - Version: 1.1
• MS09-052 - Version: 1.0
• MS09-052 - Version: 1.2

 

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