CVE-2015-2459 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 32.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2458 and CVE-2015-2461.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 32.35% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-08-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
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 - 'ATMFD.DLL' CFF table (ATMFD+0x34072 / ATMFD+0x3407b) Invalid Memory Access | 2015-08-21 |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37922/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37922/
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