MS15-077: Vulnerability in ATM Font Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3077657)

high Nessus Plugin ID 84746

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Synopsis

The Adobe Font driver on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (ATMFD) due to a failure to properly handle objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this by running a specially crafted application, resulting in arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, RT, 2012, 8.1, RT 8.1, and 2012 R2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 84746

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-077.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 7/14/2015

Updated: 3/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2387

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2015

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2387

MSFT: MS15-077

MSKB: 3077657

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