Microsoft Windows embedded Open Type Web font buffer overflow
| win-embedded-fonts-bo (23922) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in T2EMBED.DLL when handling specially-crafted embedded Open Type fonts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by embedding Open Type fonts on a malicious Web page, and persuading a potential victim to visit the page, or sending a malicious HTML email containing embedded Open Type fonts to a potential victim. Once the victim visits the Web page or views the email, the attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code to gain complete control of the victim's system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- eEye Digital Security Advisory AD20060110: Windows Embedded Open Type (EOT) Font Heap Overflow Vulnerability.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-002: Vulnerability in Embedded Web Fonts Could Allow Remote Code Execution (908519).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-029: Vulnerabilities in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961371).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001: Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270).
- ASA-2006-004: Windows Security Updates for January 2006 - (MS06-002 MS06-003)
- BID-16194: Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Font Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0010: Heap-based buffer overflow in T2EMBED.DLL in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, Windows 98, and Windows ME allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message or web page with a crafted Embedded Open Type (EOT) web font that triggers the overflow during decompression.
- OSVDB ID: 18829: Microsoft Windows Open Type (EOT) Font Remote Overflow
- SA18311: Nortel Centrex IP Client Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA18365: Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Fonts Code Execution Vulnerability
- SA18391: Avaya Products Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Fonts Code Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1015459: Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Fonts Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#915930: Microsoft embedded web font buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0118: Microsoft Windows Embedded Fonts Heap Overflow Vulnerability (MS06-002)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows XP SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Jan 10, 2006
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