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MS16-027: Security Update for Windows Media to Address Remote Code Execution (3143146)

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MS16-027: Security Update for Windows Media to Address Remote Code Execution (3143146)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/08/2016
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens specially crafted media content that is hosted on a website. To exploit the vulnerabilities, an attacker could host media content on a website or send an attachment in an email and then convince a user to open it.

Solution(s)

  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-023-0c7e9829-cc88-4af8-ae95-e2823ab2cbfa
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-023-3f5f2fab-88aa-4fbf-975d-94424a363208
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-023-62cef694-cd47-4d46-be15-e0a592991d07
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-023-a52756d1-e676-45c3-8fa3-af607ba9a62e
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-05b35f88-70e6-4b7d-9050-9c0a704f07a8
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-07c0807b-bf50-4791-a787-177f8456bef9
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-09af3d43-e223-45e8-b47d-c84f1e955507
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-0a35874f-ecc0-4a00-9ad1-eccb9f5eed90
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-10ef994c-931e-4c0b-8688-c6d22a924be9
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-139543a7-6bc1-4224-9a12-a05f9a5b5b63
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-1f81188f-df35-4e03-8ae2-3044b7e9b211
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-36a1453c-d0af-4810-884a-84e23d3505aa
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-3c577614-239f-48bd-b52c-da2dfc83382a
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-4f62887d-5d29-4398-a2eb-919f16c8344f
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-62875981-705d-42c7-aa81-f558df375e14
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-85fc96d9-3329-423b-b19a-5a8843a47499
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-881f4618-4ba7-451e-b925-525bfb2cabc8
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-9528bc1d-ed92-4008-8bda-3841837de4b4
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-992d05a7-1910-490d-8b30-233d284912a3
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-9ac721ac-57d3-46ec-bc64-ae5468ec7108
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-aa68972f-8750-4215-b225-330dcd851217
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-aac7477c-eb0a-4fd5-8bc6-6a34e8fa35c5
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-af5b4fd3-5a77-4900-880e-d883d4f1f925
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-d4072614-9a44-48cb-875d-6ace5fbeb51c
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-da620245-b7a6-42ca-a300-ad16d7f60a92
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-027-ffd4fc33-a4af-40a5-aa97-defe8dc0d2ae

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