CVE-2010-2740

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 14 years ago

2010-10-13 19:00:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-02-26 14:04:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit)

References

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113218

TA10-285A

US Government Resource

MS10-078

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7258

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