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Microsoft embedded web font buffer overflow

Vulnerability Note VU#915930

Original Release Date: 2006-01-10 | Last Revised: 2006-01-10

Overview

A heap-based buffer overflow in the way Microsoft Windows processes embedded web fonts may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Description

Microsoft Windows contains a heap-based buffer overflow in a routine that processes embedded web fonts. The overflow exists due to a lack of validation on compressed embedded web fonts. A remote attacker may be able to trigger the buffer overflow by persuading a user to access a web page or HTML email containing a specially crafted embedded web font.

For more information about affected versions of Microsoft Windows, please refer to MS06-002.

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the attacked user account.

Solution

Apply an update
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-002 contains an update to correct this vulnerability.

In addition Microsoft suggests the following workarounds to mitigate this vulnerability:

    • Read and send email in plain text format
    • Configure Font Download to “Prompt or Disable” in the Internet and Local Intranet Zones.

Please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-002 for details on these workarounds.

Vendor Information

915930
 

Microsoft Corporation Affected

Updated:  January 10, 2006

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Please see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-002.mspx

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.


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Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-002. Microsoft credits eEye Digital Security with providing information regarding this issue.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2006-0010
Severity Metric: 10.69
Date Public: 2006-01-10
Date First Published: 2006-01-10
Date Last Updated: 2006-01-10 20:31 UTC
Document Revision: 34

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