PT-2010-5192 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+5

Marc Schoenefeld

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Published

2010-12-16

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Updated

2023-12-07

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CVE-2010-3956

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold, SP2, and R2 Microsoft Windows 7 (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue arises from the improper array indexing and parsing of specially crafted OpenType fonts by the OpenType Font (OTF) driver. This allows attackers to potentially gain privileges or execute arbitrary code in kernel mode, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold, SP2, and R2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3956

Affected Products

Windows
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Windows Xp