| CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS12-016 | Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2651026) | Windows XP | Critical | 15-02-2012 |
Technical Information
Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution on a client system if a user views a specially crafted web page using a web browser that can run XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs) or Silverlight applications.
Detailed Information on the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft .NET Framework and Silverlight that can allow a specially crafted Microsoft .NET Framework application to access memory in an unsafe manner. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on user.
Further information on this exploit is available at : MS12-016
Affected Software
Windows XP (Windows XP Service Pack 3Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2)
Windows Server 2003 (Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems)
Windows Vista (Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2)
Windows Server 2008 (Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2)
Windows 7 (Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1)