PT-2015-5753 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2015-08-11 · Updated 2019-05-14 · CVE-2015-2458

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from the improper handling of specially crafted OpenType fonts by the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library, leading to remote code execution. This could allow an attacker to gain complete control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations 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

CVE-2015-2458

Affected Products

Type Manager Library

Windows

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/37923 · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2458 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2458 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033238 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-080 · Note