CVE-2015-2509 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-09-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 87.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.87937.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_100_mcl_exe
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76594
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033499
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-100
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38151/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38195/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows Vista

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:17:27.222Z

Reserved: 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2509

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-09-09T00:59:22.490

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-2509

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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