SB2016121326 - Open Type Font Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: December 13, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121326
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory Corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7256)
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of objects in memory in Windows font library when processing Open Type fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted font file and cause memory corruption.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with privileges of the current user.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.