Advisory Details

May 10th, 2016

Microsoft Windows Media Center .MCL File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-0185
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows Media Center
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows Media Center. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. An attacker can craft a malicious file with a .MCL extension. Contained within the .MCL file is a URL that points to a second crafted file of type .LNK or .URL. If the victim opens the .MCL file, the attacker can execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine under the context of the user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-059.aspx
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-02-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-05-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Eduardo Braun Prado

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