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CVE-2019-1151
published 2019-08-14

CVE-2019-1151: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully…

PriorityP268high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
15.49%
96.4th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability: In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability and then convince users to view the website. An attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email or instant message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by opening an attachment sent through email. In a file-sharing attack scenario, an attacker could provide a specially crafted document file designed to exploit the vulnerability and then convince users to open the document file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows font library handles embedded fonts.

Affected

50 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftmicrosoft_office_2019_for_mac>= 16.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftoffice
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10_version_1507>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1607>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1703>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1709>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1803>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1809>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems>= 10.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_7>= 6.1.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_7_service_pack_1>= 6.1.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_8.1>= 6.3.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_server_2008
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1>= 6.0.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1>= 6.1.0 < publicationpublication
microsoftwindows_server_2008_r2_systems_service_pack_1>= 6.1.0 < publicationpublication

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlhttps://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/47266.zip
pathfontsub.dll
patht2embed.dll
  • Crash occurs in FONTSUB!ReadAllocFormat12CharGlyphMapList during heap write — monitor for access violations (code c0000005) originating from fontsub.dll or t2embed.dll when processing embedded/subsetted TTF fonts
  • Exploitation path runs through CreateFontPackage → CreateDeltaTTF → CreateDeltaTTFEx → ModCmap → ReadAllocFormat12CharGlyphMapList; alert on abnormal call stacks involving these FONTSUB exports triggered by document or browser processes
  • Vulnerability is triggered by a malformed/specially crafted embedded font file (TTF); inspect documents and web content delivering embedded fonts for malformed cmap Format 12 subtables
  • Preview Pane is NOT an attack vector; focus detection on active document open or web page render events that load embedded fonts via fontsub.dll/t2embed.dll
  • ·Crash is easiest to reproduce with PageHeap enabled but can also occur in default system configuration — detection based solely on heap-page-fault signals may miss default-config exploitation
  • ·Exploit was confirmed on fully updated Windows 10 1709; behaviour on earlier Windows versions was not tested by the researcher

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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