code execution

  1. Windows 7 U.S. warns of problems in Chinese

    Two vulnerabilities found in industrial control system software made in China but used worldwide could be remotely exploited by attackers, according to a warning issued June 16 by the U.S. Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) This could cause denial of service...
  2. MS11-041 - Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution

    Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a network share (or visits a web site that...
  3. MS11-033 - Important: Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (24

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. All...
  4. MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote C

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in certain applications built using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate file associated with such an...
  5. Microsoft Security Advisory (967940): Update for Windows Autorun

    Revision Note: V2.0 (February 8, 2011): Summary and update FAQ revised to notify users that the 971029 update to Autorun that restricts AutoPlay functionality to CD and DVD media will be offered via automatic updating.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates to the Autorun...
  6. Microsoft Security Advisory (2490606): Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote

    Revision Note: V1.2 (January 19, 2011): Clarified that the Modify the Access Control List (ACL) on shimgvw.dll workaround only applies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems and added a new workaround, Disable viewing of thumbnails in Windows Explorer on Windows Vista and Windows Server...
  7. MS11-001 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Backup Manager Could Allow Remote Code Execution (247

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Backup Manager. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Windows Backup Manager file that is located in the same network directory as a...
  8. MS10-097 - Important: Insecure Library Loading in Internet Connection Signup Wizard Could Allow Remo

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (December 14, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Internet Connection Signup Wizard of Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of...
  9. MS10-091 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in the OpenType Font (OTF) Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execu

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows Open Type Font (OTF) driver that could allow remote code execution. An attacker could host a specially crafted OpenType font on a network share. The affected control path...
  10. Microsoft Security Advisory (2458511): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Ex

    Revision Note: V1.1 (November 3, 2010): Added the opening of HTML mail in the Restricted sites zone as a mitigating factor, the automated Microsoft Fix it solution to the CSS workaround, and a finder acknowledgment. Removed reading e-mail in plain text as a workaround. Also clarified content in...
  11. MS10-074 - Moderate: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Classes Could Allow Remote Code Execution

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Moderate - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user is logged on with administrative user rights and opens an application built with the...
  12. MS10-083 - Important: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remot

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted file using WordPad or selects or opens a shortcut file that is on a network or...
  13. Microsoft Security Advisory (2286198): Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execut

    Revision Note: V2.0 (August 2, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.Summary: Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. Link Removed due to 404 Error
  14. MS10-054 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982214) - Vers

    Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 10, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a...
  15. Microsoft patching up Windows shortcut vulnerability today

    Microsoft patching up Windows shortcut vulnerability today Later today, at 10 AM PDT (5 PM UTC), Microsoft is set to release an out of band update that will address the Windows Shell bug that enables malicious code to be executed when a user clicks the displayed icon of a specially crafted...
  16. MS10-045 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (9

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened an attachment in a specially crafted e-mail message using an affected version of Microsoft Office Outlook. An attacker who...
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    Windows 7 MS Internet Explorer VML Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation in Microsoft Windows. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted Web page or HTML e-mail that could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited the...