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Posted on 22 February 2011
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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows OpenType Compact Font Format Driver Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43252
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-02-19
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and
by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the
Windows OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver when parsing
certain parameters in OpenType fonts.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with
kernel privileges.
SOLUTION:
Apply patches.
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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS11-007 (KB2485376):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-007.mspx
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EXPLOIT:
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