Microsoft Windows up to Vista Adobe Font Driver code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Adobe Font Driver. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0091. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Adobe Font Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/10/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as MS15-021 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0091 since 11/18/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/15/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81736 (MS15-021: Vulnerabilities in Adobe Font Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3032323)), 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 91027 (Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-021)).

Applying the patch MS15-021 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 19544.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81736), SecurityFocus (BID 72905†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031889†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48985†). Similar entries are available at VDB-73950, VDB-73951, VDB-73952 and VDB-73953. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 81736
Nessus Name: MS15-021: Vulnerabilities in Adobe Font Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3032323)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-021
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73955

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SecurityFocus: 72905 - Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Driver CVE-2015-0091 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031889 - Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Driver Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 48985 - [MS15-021] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution due to Vulnerability in the Adobe Font Driver - CVE-2015-0091, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 09:53
Updated: 04/15/2022 07:30
Changes: 03/11/2015 09:53 (70), 04/07/2017 14:50 (13), 04/15/2022 07:24 (3), 04/15/2022 07:30 (1)
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