Vulnerability: MS10-001 - Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270)
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability name/brief description |
MS10-001 - Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270) |
| CVE/CAN name | CVE-2010-0018 |
| Vendor threat level | Critical |
| SophosLabs threat level | Medium |
| Solution | |
| Vendor description | This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed content rendered in a specially crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font in client applications that can render EOT fonts, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Word. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. |
| SophosLabs comments | Although it is a serious vulnerability it is only on the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 platform that CVE-2010-0018 is a given a critical rating. Considering that this is now a relatively old operating system, that the vulnerabilty has not been publicly disclosed and that there are currently no known samples SophosLabs have assigned this vulnerability a threat level of medium. |
| SophosLabs testing result | N/A |
| Currently known exploits | At the time of writing SophosLabs have not observed any malware attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Should this situation change samples will be analyzed and we will take action as necessary. |
| First sample seen | N/A |
| Discovery date | 12th January 2010 |
| Affected software |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 *Server Core installation not affected. |
| References | http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-001.mspx http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2010-0018 |
| Credits | MAPP |
| Revisions | 12 January 2010 - Initial analysis written |
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- Article ID: 67801
- Created: 12 Jan 2010
- Last updated: 19 Oct 2010
