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Windows
by:
SecurityFocus
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Windows
Affected Version From: Microsoft Windows
Affected Version To: Microsoft Windows
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2002

Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Denial of Service Vulnerability

When a malformed font file is viewed with the default Windows font viewer, it will cause the system to Blue Screen and reboot.

Mitigation:

N/A
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6536/info

Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service condition when attempting to view certain OpenType fonts (.otf). When a malformed font file is viewed with the default Windows font viewer, it will cause the system to Blue Screen and reboot.

The exact cause of this issue is not currently known, however, this record will be updated if and when more details become available.

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/22132.otf