Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-053.
Impact
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, if a user views a specially crafted web page, and can successfully exploit to take complete control of an affected system to view, change, or delete, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Impact Level : Application/System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-053.mspx
Insight
The flaw is due to a boundary error in the WMEX.DLL ActiveX control.
Affected
Windows Media Encoder 9 on Windows 2K/XP/2003
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3008 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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