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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2017-02-17 | |
| Rule Name: | FILE-OTHER Microsoft Windows Opentype Font Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7256) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| 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." | |
| Impact: | An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable system. Failed exploit may cause denial-of-service attack. | |
| Affected OS: | Windows | |
| Reference: | MicrosoftSecurityBulletin:MS16-132 SecurityFocusBID:94156 SecurityTrackerID:1037243 |
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| Solutions |
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| Microsoft has released a patch MS16-132 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-132 |