BID:43068

Microsoft Windows and Office Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Windows and Office Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	43068
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2010-2738
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 14 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 30 2010 03:10PM
Credit:	Carsten Book of Mozilla Corporation and Marc Schoenefeld of the Red Hat Security Response Team
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Office XP SP3 + Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 + Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 + Microsoft FrontPage 2002 SP3 + Microsoft FrontPage 2002 SP3 + Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP3 + Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP3 + Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 + Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 + Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3 + Microsoft Publisher 2002 SP3 Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1 Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0 Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0 Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 1.1 Avaya Messaging Application Server 5 Avaya Messaging Application Server 4 Avaya Messaging Application Server 0 Avaya Meeting Exchange - Webportal 0 Avaya Meeting Exchange - Web Conferencing Server 0 Avaya Meeting Exchange - Streaming Server 0 Avaya Meeting Exchange - Recording Server 0 Avaya Meeting Exchange - Client Registration Server 0 Avaya CallPilot Unified Messaging 0 Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Standard 3DM Software Disk Management Software SP2

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows and Office Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows and Office are prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability when handling crafted font data.

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a malicious file or webpage. A successful exploit may allow arbitrary code to run in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed attack attempts may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows and Office Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following proof of concept is available:

/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/43068.py

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows and Office Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available; please see the references for more information.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2