Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Microsoft CVE-2018-0755: Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Microsoft CVE-2018-0755: Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/13/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/13/2018
Modified
08/21/2019

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that while this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to either execute code or to elevate user rights directly, it could be used to obtain information in an attempt to further compromise the affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and open a document containing specially crafted fonts. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows EOT font engine handles embedded fonts.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4074587-038b7343-567a-489c-9a7b-99359061b585
  • msft-kb4074587-12655426-1147-4823-a167-6924f81938a4
  • msft-kb4074587-4301df02-71e1-42bc-8c03-4cc5bdb33240
  • msft-kb4074587-69e514c5-3b93-4b7f-85cc-fceefccd381f
  • msft-kb4074587-6c08b956-dc76-4828-8c5f-1e3d390135f9
  • msft-kb4074587-ae42a70d-ccc6-4ef7-9590-db44662ef5c0

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;