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OpenType Font (OTF) Format Driver Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2279986)
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 a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-078.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to an error in the OpenType Font (OTF) format driver, - It does not properly allocate memory when parsing a specially crafted font. - It does not properly perform an integer calculation when processing specially crafted OpenType fonts.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.