CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-2426
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-28
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-18
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2426
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2015-07-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-124
Description
Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows vista
Related
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2426 US Government Resource