Overview
A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows processes certain fonts. This vulnerability could allow a logged on user to take complete control of the system.
Description
Due to an unchecked buffer in the processing of malicious fonts, a locally authenticated user could take complete control of an affected system. Microsoft indicates that this vulnerability could not be exploited remotely. |
Impact
A locally authenticated user could potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges and gain complete control of the system. Microsoft indicates that attempts to exploit this vulnerability on systems running Windows XP Service pack 2 would most likely result in a denial-of-service condition. |
Solution
Apply a patch |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Microsoft who in turn thank John Heasman with Next Generation Security Software Ltd. for reporting the Font Vulnerability.
This document was written by Robert Mead based on information provided by Microsoft.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-0060 |
| Severity Metric: | 2.43 |
| Date Public: | 2005-04-12 |
| Date First Published: | 2005-04-13 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2005-05-12 18:49 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 19 |