Privilege escalation in Windows - CVE-2007-1213
Published: December 18, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1381
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1213
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists in the TrueType Fonts rasterizer when processing specially crafted fonts. A local user can create a specially crafted font file, call an uninitialized function pointer and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to obtain full access to vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1213
Install the following updates from Microsoft website:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 — Download the update