SMB: Microsoft Media Center MCL CVE-2016-0185 Code Execution

This signature detects a vulnerability in Microsoft Media Center. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code execution on the remote system.

Extended Description

Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (aka .mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Microsoft windows_8.1

References

CVE: CVE-2015-2509

URL: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-100 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-059 https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-059

Short Name

SMB:EXPLOIT:MEDIAC-MCL-RCE

Severity

Major

Recommended

True

Recommended Action

None

SMB: Microsoft Media Center MCL CVE-2016-0185 Code Execution

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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