Home / bulletins MS13-056 - Critical : Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2845187) - Version: 1.0
Posted on 09 July 2013
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (July 9, 2013): Bulletin published.
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 image 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.
