PT-2013-3841 · Microsoft · Windows 8

Lee Yee Chan + 1 · Published 2013-03-13 · Updated 2013-03-16 · CVE-2013-2558

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows 8 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system reboot, or possibly having other unknown impacts. This can be achieved via a crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file. An example of this issue is demonstrated by the 120612-69701-01.dmp error report.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2558

Affected Products

Windows 8

References · 2

• http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2013/03/infiltrate-preview-truetype-font.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2558 · Security Note