Home / bulletins MS15-057 - Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3033890) - Version: 1.0
Posted on 10 June 2015
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (June 9, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if Windows Media Player opens specially crafted media content that is hosted on a malicious website. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system remotely. 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.
