Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1 EOT Font Engine information disclosure
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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1. Affected is an unknown function of the component EOT Font Engine. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-0755. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component EOT Font Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was shared 02/13/2018 by Hossein Lotfi (kdot) with Zero Day Initiative as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0755 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that while this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to either execute code or to elevate user rights directly, it could be used to obtain information in an attempt to further compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106802 (KB4074587: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 February 2018 Security Update), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91432 (Microsoft Windows Security Update February 2018).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106802) and SecurityFocus (BID 102934†). The entries VDB-113229, VDB-113238, VDB-113240 and VDB-113243 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 106802
Nessus Name: KB4074587: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 February 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 703266
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4074598)
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Timeline
12/01/2017 🔍02/13/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Hossein Lotfi (kdot)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0755 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113244
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SecurityFocus: 102934 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2018-0755 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040374
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 02/14/2018 09:16Updated: 02/03/2021 13:56
Changes: 02/14/2018 09:16 (86), 01/04/2020 16:57 (8), 02/03/2021 13:56 (3)
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