CVE-2015-0059
published 2015-02-11CVE-2015-0059: win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and…
PriorityP343medium6.9CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
11.10%
95.4th percentile
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2015: 56 vulnerabilities fixed
blogs_talos·2015-02-10·CVSS 6.8
[MEDIUM] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2015: 56 vulnerabilities fixed
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2015: 56 vulnerabilities fixed
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for February 2015 has arrived. This month’s round of security updates is large with Microsoft releasing 9 bulletins addressing 56 CVEs. 3 of the bulletins are rated critical and address vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer, Windows, and Group Policy. The remaining 6 bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Office, Windows, Group Policy, and System Center Manager.
## Bulletins Rated Critical MS15-009, MS15-010, and MS15-011 are rated Critical.
MS15-009 is targeted at addressing multiple vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer, versions 6 through 11. In total, 41 different CVEs were addressed with the vast majority of the those CVEs fixing use-after-free vulnerabilitie
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2015: 56 vulnerabilities fixed
blogs_talos·2015-02-10·CVSS 6.8
[MEDIUM] Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2015: 56 vulnerabilities fixed
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for February 2015 has arrived. This month’s round of security updates is large with Microsoft releasing 9 bulletins addressing 56 CVEs. 3 of the bulletins are rated critical and address vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer, Windows, and Group Policy. The remaining 6 bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Office, Windows, Group Policy, and System Center Manager.
### Bulletins Rated CriticalMS15-009, MS15-010, and MS15-011 are rated Critical.
MS15-009 is targeted at addressing multiple vulnerabilities within Internet Explorer, versions 6 through 11. In total, 41 different CVEs were addressed with the vast majority of the those CVEs fixing use-after-free vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. A couple ASLR bypasses, pr
Zscaler
Zscaler detects IE & MS Office Vulnerabilities | 02-10-2015
blogs_zscaler·CVSS 6.8
[MEDIUM] Zscaler detects IE & MS Office Vulnerabilities | 02-10-2015
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HackerOne
Bad Write in TTF font parsing (win32k.sys)
hackerone·2015-03-01·CVSS 6.9
CVE-2015-0059 [MEDIUM] Bad Write in TTF font parsing (win32k.sys)
Bad Write in TTF font parsing (win32k.sys)
This bug was originally reported through Project Zero at Google. Alex Rice suggested to me that I could potentially receive a bounty through Hacker One so I am also opening a report here.
The vulnerability reference numbers are
MS15-010
CVE-2015-0059
The original bug report is
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=172
Microsoft released a patch on 2/10/15
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/dn903755.aspx
Repros, loader, and minidumps are attached
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72470https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100433http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72470https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100433
2015-02-11
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