PT-2015-2677 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2015-11-11 · Updated 2019-05-17 · CVE-2015-6104

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Adobe Type Manager Library component of the Windows operating system. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted font file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For 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 Gold and 1511, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-12042

CVE-2015-6104

Affected Products

Type Manager Library

Windows

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/38713 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=507 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-12042 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6104 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034114 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134398/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Win32k.sys-TTF-Font-Processing-Buffer-Overflow.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-115 · Note