CVE-2010-0018

Microsoft Windows - Remote Code Execution via Crafted EOT Font Decompression

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine (t2embed.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed data that represents a crafted EOT font, aka "Microtype Express Compressed Fonts Integer Flaw in the LZCOMP Decompressor Vulnerability."

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-001

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/01/12/ms10-001-font-file-decompression-vulnerability.aspx

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023432

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35457

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8324

US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012B.html

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0095

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37671

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/61651

Scores

EPSS 0.2652

EPSS Percentile 97.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (6)

microsoft/windows_2000

microsoft/windows_2003_server (3 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_server_2008 (8 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_vista (4 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)

Published Jan 13, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026