CVE-2015-2426 KEV EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 86.6% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-18.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 86.58% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-18 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-07-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-28 |
| Due | 2022-04-18 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| 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 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - Font Driver Buffer Overflow (MS15-078) (Metasploit) | 2015-09-17 |
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2426
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