Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 OpenType Font Parser information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component OpenType Font Parser. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1670. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component OpenType Font Parser. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as MS15-044 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1670 since 02/17/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83440 (MS15-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Font Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3057110)), 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 91056 (Microsoft Font Drivers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-044)).

Applying the patch MS15-044 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83440), SecurityFocus (BID 74485†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032281†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50020†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. See VDB-75247, VDB-75248, VDB-75249 and VDB-75250 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 83440
Nessus Name: MS15-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Font Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3057110)
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Patch: MS15-044

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-044
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75303

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SecurityFocus: 74485 - Microsoft Windows GDI+ CVE-2015-1670 OpenType Font Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032281 - Microsoft Windows OpenType and TrueType Font Parsing Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 50020 - [MS15-044] Microsoft .NET Remote Information Disclosure due to Vulnerability in OpenType Fonts, Medium

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

Created: 05/13/2015 11:20
Updated: 05/11/2022 08:14
Changes: 05/13/2015 11:20 (50), 08/19/2018 20:13 (30), 05/11/2022 08:10 (3), 05/11/2022 08:14 (1)
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