CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6107

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Windows font library in various Microsoft operating system versions and Office applications allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, known as 'Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability.'

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a serious threat to the security of organizational systems and data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems and applications to the latest versions that include security patches addressing this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Windows font 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, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word Viewer, Skype for Business 2016, Lync 2010, Lync 2013 SP1, and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS