Home / bulletins MS10-001 - Critical: Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270) - Version:1.0
Posted on 12 January 2010
There is an newer version: MS10-001 - Version: 1.1
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed content rendered in a specially crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font in client applications that can render EOT fonts, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Word. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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- MS10-001 - Version: 1.0
- MS10-001 - Version: 1.1
