PT-2015-2960 · Microsoft · Lync 2010+10

Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2015-6106

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 Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 Microsoft Office 2010 SP2 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 Microsoft Lync 2010 Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1 Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the Windows font library, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font. This can enable an attacker to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Word Viewer, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Skype for Business 2016, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Lync 2010, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Lync 2013 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of embedded fonts in the Windows font library until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00057

CVE-2015-6106

Affected Products

Live Meeting 2007

Lync 2010

Lync 2013

Office

Office 2007

Office 2010

Skype For Business 2016

Windows

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Word Viewer

References · 10

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-128 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00057 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6106 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6106 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-128 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034333 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034332 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034336 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-128 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034331 · Note