Microsoft Windows up to Vista OpenType Font Parser code

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component OpenType Font Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/11/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Inc. as MS15-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2461 since 03/19/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85348 (MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91085 (Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-080)).

Applying the patch MS15-080 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20330.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85348), SecurityFocus (BID 76209†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033238†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51828†). The entries VDB-77015, VDB-77016, VDB-77017 and VDB-77018 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 85348
Nessus Name: MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-080
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77019
SecurityFocus: 76209 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Fonts CVE-2015-2461 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033238 - Microsoft Graphics Component Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security Features and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 51828 - [MS15-080] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution in OpenType Font Parsing - CVE-2015-2461, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 08/12/2015 11:59 AM
Updated: 06/08/2022 03:28 AM
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:59 AM (66), 05/03/2019 06:53 AM (16), 06/08/2022 03:20 AM (4), 06/08/2022 03:28 AM (1)
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