CVE-2015-1671

high-risk
Published 2015-05-13

The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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85.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 14% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74490
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-04...
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74490
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-04...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate