PT-2010-2960 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2010-06-08 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2010-1255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to glyph outline information and TrueType fonts. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to the way that the operating system provides font-related information to applications. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2, update to a version that includes the fix for the Win32k TrueType Font Parsing issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1255

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-032 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1255 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1255 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/MS10-032 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7283 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html · Note
• http://opera.com/support/kb/view/954 · Note