CVE-2015-2462 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2015-2462?

CVE-2015-2462 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 15 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

ATMFD.DLL in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, and .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2462?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2015-2462 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2462 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fxcp-7xmj-ghxm.