Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2016-0145
Published: April 12, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5059
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0145
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Live Meeting
Skype for Business
Lync Attendee
Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Office
Microsoft .NET Framework
Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Live Meeting
Skype for Business
Lync Attendee
Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Office
Microsoft .NET Framework
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious embedded fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious embedded fonts. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0145
Install update from vendor's website.