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Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (980218)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 MS10-037.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to improper validation of data processed by Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver, which could allow elevation of privilege if user views content rendered in a specially crafted CFF font.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and prior. 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)