RULE(RULE ID:316548)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2016-03-04
Rule Name: Microsoft Windows Opentype Fonts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0121)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: The Adobe Type Manager 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows
Reference: MicrosoftSecurityBulletin:MS16-026
SecurityFocusBID:84027
SecurityTrackerID:1035198
ExploitDB:39560
Solutions
Microsoft has released a patch MS16-026 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-026