Home / bulletins MS10-076 - Critical: Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982132) - Version:1.0
Posted on 12 October 2010
CriticalSeverity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (October 12, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in a Microsoft Windows component, the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system remotely. 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.
