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The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft ...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 28, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 13, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Jun 28, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2015-1671

GHSA ID

GHSA-gr4p-px5x-x8jm

Source code

No known source code

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