This host is missing a moderate security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-079.

Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to conduct denial-of-service attack. Impact Level: System

Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-079

The flaw is due to an integer underflow error in the 'vFill_IFIMETRICS' function within the win32k.sys module when processing font files.

Microsoft Windows 2003 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior Microsoft Windows 8 x32/x64 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x32/x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2

Get the vulnerable file version and check appropriate patch is applied or not.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/60000
• http://www.osvdb.org/114505
• https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3002885
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-079

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Updated on 2015-03-25