CVE-2015-2458
Description
ATMFD.DLL in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2459 and CVE-2015-2461.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - 'ATMFD.dll' CharString Stream Out-of-Bounds Reads (MS15-021)
OS impact
Windows Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Affected | — |
| - | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37923/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37923/
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.