⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-03-28. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-04-18. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2015-2426 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-124 — Buffer Underflow8 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
91.8%
top 0.31%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-28
Due 2022-04-18
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Timeline
PublishedJul 20
KEV addedMar 28
KEV dueApr 18
Latest updateMay 14
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-7w6v-23gr-722w: Buffer underflow in atmfd↗2022-05-14
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Project0
A year of Windows kernel font fuzzing #1: the results - Project Zero↗2016-06-01
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2015
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - Font Driver Buffer Overflow (MS15-078) (Metasploit)↗2015-09-17
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Metasploit
MS15-078 Microsoft Windows Font Driver Buffer Overflow↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2022-03-28
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 07-21-2015↗
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