Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Adobe Type Manager Library atmfd.dll OpenType Font input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. This affects an unknown function in the library atmfd.dll of the component Adobe Type Manager Library. Performing a manipulation as part of OpenType Font results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2506. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code in the library atmfd.dll of the component Adobe Type Manager Library. The manipulation as part of a OpenType Font leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

atmfd.dll in the Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 09/08/2015 by Piotr Bania with Cisco Talos as MS15-097 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2506 since 03/19/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/14/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85877 (MS15-097: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089656)), 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 91094 (Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-097)).

Applying the patch MS15-097 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 (85877), SecurityFocus (BID 76563†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033485†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52491†). See VDB-77614, VDB-77615, VDB-77616 and VDB-77617 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 85877
Nessus Name: MS15-097: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089656)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-097
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77613
SecurityFocus: 76563 - Microsoft Windows OpenType Fonts CVE-2015-2506 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033485 - Microsoft Graphics Component Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 52491 - [MS15-097] Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 09/09/2015 10:03
Updated: 06/14/2022 14:11
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:03 (69), 05/03/2019 08:02 (11), 06/14/2022 14:11 (3)
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