CVE-2016-7256 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 64.6% (pctl 99)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-15.
Description
atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Open Type Font Remote Code Execution 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 | 64.59% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-25 |
| Due | 2022-06-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (10)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
- https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
- https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7256
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