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MS16-028: Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF Library to Address Remote Code Execution (3143081)

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MS16-028: Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF Library to Address Remote Code Execution (3143081)

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 if a user opens a specially crafted .pdf file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could cause arbitrary code to execute in the context of the current user.

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-MS16-028-14c6bb6a-7c4b-4ac8-9938-447ef307764d
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-028-1a45e26d-8fc3-4462-bcc8-61892f5c892c
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-028-31afc9fc-1905-424e-97d5-6e264078aff1
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-028-664315b6-4aa8-4d41-8ed9-4b0fb78bcbda
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-028-c0ba6312-2528-49c9-9282-adee07e5a3b8
  • WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-028-f4cb4cc9-f457-440d-859a-9fc3ada558d7

References

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