Vulnerability Name:

CCN-172991

Published:2019-12-12
Updated:2019-12-12
Summary:Microsoft Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the handling of Type 1 fonts in the Kernel. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-windows-type1fonts-dos(172991)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Microsoft Windows

Source: CCN
Type: ZDI-19-1013
(0Day) Microsoft Windows Kernel Type 1 Font Processing Stack Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows *