High severity · published Nov 10, 2016
CVE-2016-7256
Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
64.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)64.6% · 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
W1
Windows 10 1507 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1511 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W1
Windows 10 1607 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WR
Windows RT 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7256
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7256
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://twitter.com/da5ch0/status/820161895269277696
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037243
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-132
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94156
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