Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2016-0145

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5059

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0145

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

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.

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft .NET Framework
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Live Meeting
Lync Attendee
Microsoft Lync
Skype for Business

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• Exploit #823 - Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' TTF Processing EBLC / EBSC Tables Pool Corruption (MS16-039) (March 18, 2020)

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-039

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
• Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability