Microsoft Windows OpenType Font memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component OpenType Font. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the OpenType Compact Font Format (aka OTF or CFF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted parameter values in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Stack Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 04/12/2011 by Adam Twardoch with Fontlab as MS11-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0034 since 12/10/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 53389 (MS11-032: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2507618)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-032 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11955.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66438) and Tenable (53389). The entries 4339, 4338, 4335 and 4333 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 53389
Nessus Name: MS11-032: Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2507618)
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OpenVAS ID: 902363
OpenVAS Name: Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2507618)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-032
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-032
Researcher: Adam Twardoch
Organization: Fontlab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-0034 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66438
Vulnerability Center: 31070 - [MS11-032] Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Driver Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 47179
Secunia: 43836 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Vulnerability, Highly Critical

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Created: 04/18/2011 02:00
Updated: 03/19/2021 09:16
Changes: 04/18/2011 02:00 (80), 03/21/2017 10:57 (8), 03/19/2021 09:16 (3)
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