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Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2296199)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-091.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to OpenType Font (OTF) driver which does not properly, - index an array when parsing OpenType fonts - parse the CMAP table when rendering a specially crafted OpenType font - reset a pointer when freeing memory, which results in a 'double free' condition.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1/2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1/2 and prior.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)