High severity · published May 13, 2015
CVE-2015-1671
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
48.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 25, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 15, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
NF
.net Framework · Microsoft
3.0; 4.0; 3.0; 4.0; 4.5; 4.5.1; +5 more · source: NVD
LM
Live Meeting · Microsoft
2007 · source: NVD
LY
Lync · Microsoft
2010; 2013 · source: NVD
SI
Silverlight · Microsoft
5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1671
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1671
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-044
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74490
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