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Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A

First posted on 22 July 2013.
Source: F-Secure

Aliases :

Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A is also known as Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A.

Explanation :

Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A is a Generic Detection that identifies malicious files which exploit a known vulnerability in various Windows operating system versions.

Technical Details
Exploit:W32/CVE-2011-3402.A is a Generic Detection that identifies malicious font files which can be used to exploit a known vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine on specific versions of the Windows operating system.

If successfully used, this exploit can allow execution of malicious code contained in specially crafted font data on a web page or Word document.

This exploit is known to be used by malware such as the Cool exploit kit, which is associated with distributing Reveton ransomware, and the Duqu backdoor program.

Last update 22 July 2013

 

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