Microsoft Windows up to Vista OpenType Font Parser input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component OpenType Font Parser. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2459. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component OpenType Font Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Inc. as MS15-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2459 since 03/19/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.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 20324.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85348), SecurityFocus (BID 76207†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033238†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51827†). The entries VDB-77015, VDB-77016, VDB-77018 and VDB-77019 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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-2015-2459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77017
SecurityFocus: 76207 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Fonts CVE-2015-2459 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: 51827 - [MS15-080] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution in OpenType Font Parsing - CVE-2015-2459, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2015 11:59
Updated: 05/11/2025 09:56
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:59 (66), 05/03/2019 06:53 (13), 06/08/2022 02:49 (4), 06/08/2022 02:57 (1), 05/11/2025 09:56 (22)
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