Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-2509)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-2509
Advisory Date: SEP 09, 2015
DESCRIPTION
A vulnerability exists in Windows Media Center that could allow remote code execution if Windows Media Center opens a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user.
Trend Micro researchers Aaron Luo, Kenney Lu, and Ziv Chang discovered this zero-day exploit, which also emerged from the Hacking Team leak.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
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