Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-078.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-078.mspx
Insight
The flaws are due to an error in the OpenType Font (OTF) format driver,
- It does not properly allocate memory when parsing a specially crafted font.
- It does not properly perform an integer calculation when processing specially crafted OpenType fonts.
Affected
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior.
Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-2740, CVE-2010-2741 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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