MS16-006 - Security Update for Silverlight to Address Remote Code Execution

Bulletin ID: 

MS16-006

Severity: 

Critical

Description: 

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.1 (January 14, 2016): Update to Vulnerability Information for CVE-2016-0034. This is an informational change only.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a compromised website that contains a specially crafted Silverlight application. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit a compromised website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email or instant message that takes users to the attacker's website.

Security advisory: 

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