PT-2015-5757 · Microsoft · Windows Rt+10

Published 2015-08-11 · Updated 2019-05-15 · CVE-2015-2462

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 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT Gold and 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this issue could take complete control of the affected system, allowing them 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 to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT Gold and 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 10, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of OpenType fonts in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-2462

Affected Products

.Net Framework

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows Adobe Type Manager Library

Windows Rt

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/37916 · Exploit
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2462 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2462 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76215 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033238 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2462 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-080 · Note