Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5657

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2015-2459

Published: February 8, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5657

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2459

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of OpenType fonts by Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document containing embedded OpenType font, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2015-2459

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #1002 - Microsoft Windows - 'ATMFD.DLL' CFF table (ATMFD+0x34072 - / ATMFD+0x3407b) Invalid Memory Access (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-080.aspx