Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver input validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component OpenType Compact Font Format Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 SP2 and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to improper validation when copying data from user mode to kernel mode, aka "OpenType CFF Font Driver Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The weakness was shared 06/08/2010 by Chris Carton with Laserforce International as MS10-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0819 since 03/02/2010. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46844 (MS10-037: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (980218)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS10-037 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58884) and Tenable (46844). The entries 4136 and 4135 are related to this item.
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 46844
Nessus Name: MS10-037: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (980218)
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OpenVAS ID: 901119
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (980218)
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Patch: MS10-037
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS10-037
Researcher: Chris Carton
Organization: Laserforce International
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-0819 (🔍)
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X-Force: 58884 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format privilege escalation, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 25987 - [MS10-037] Microsoft Windows Open Type CFF Local Code Execution Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, High
SecurityFocus: 40572 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 38176 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 65217 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Privilege Escalation
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Entry
Created: 06/21/2010 02:00Updated: 03/18/2021 07:18
Changes: 06/21/2010 02:00 (84), 02/27/2017 09:40 (9), 03/18/2021 07:18 (3)
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