MS15-083 - Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Remote Code Execution

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MS15-083

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Important

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Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V2.0 (September 8, 2015): To comprehensively address CVE-2015-2472, Microsoft re-released security update 3073921 for affected editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Customers running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 who previously installed the update should reinstall the update to be fully protected from the vulnerability. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3073921 for more information.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a specially crafted string to the SMB server error logging.

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