>> Windows Media Player 11 Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-054)
Title : Windows Media Player 11 Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-054) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2522 CVE ID : CVE-2008-2253 CWE ID : CWE-20
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-09-09
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Windows Media Player 11, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an error when handling specially crafted audio-only files streamed from a Windows Media Server in a server-side playlist (SSPL), which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious file from a Windows Media Server.
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