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MS13-057 - Critical : Vulnerability in Windows Media Format Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2847883) - Version: 3.0

Posted on 27 August 2013

Critical

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V3.0 (August 27, 2013): Bulletin revised to rerelease security update 2803821 for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008; security update 2834902 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; security update 2834903 for Windows XP; security update 2834904 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; and security update 2834905 for Windows XP. Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 customers should install the rereleased updates. See the Update FAQ for more information.
Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted media file. 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

• MS13-057 - Version: 1.0
• MS13-057 - Version: 2.0
• MS13-057 - Version: 3.0

 

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