PT-2016-1995 · Microsoft · Windows 8.1+4

Eduardo Braun Prado · Published 2016-05-10 · Updated 2025-03-26 · CVE-2016-0185

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Media Center versions in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link file. This can enable an attacker to run malicious code on the system. The vulnerability can be exploited by creating a specially crafted Media Center file, which when opened, allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1, consider disabling the handling of .mcl files until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01329

CVE-2016-0185

ZDI-16-277

Affected Products

Mediacenter

Windows

Windows 7 Sp1

Windows 8.1

Windows Vista Sp2

References · 16

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39805 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0185 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01329 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0185 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/116418 · Telegram Post
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-059 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035832 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110646 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90023 · Note