Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 972270 update is not installed (WinMs10kb972270Update)

Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 972270 update is not installed (WinMs10kb972270Update)

Vuln ID:	55150
Risk Level:	High	WinMs10kb972270Update
Platforms:	Microsoft Windows 2000: SP4, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2003: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows Vista: x64, Microsoft Windows XP: SP2 x64 Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP1 x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: x32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: x64, Microsoft Windows XP: SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows Vista: SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 x32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 x64, Microsoft Windows 7: x64, Microsoft Windows 7: x32, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: R2 x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: R2 Itanium, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: SP2 Itanium
Description:	Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 972270 update is not installed on the system, which could allow an attacker to exploit the following vulnerability: Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow when the Embedded OpenType Font Engine decompresses malicious files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file containing EOT font embedded in the document, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Remedy:	Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001. See References.
False Positives:
False Negatives:
Required Permission:	Windows login
Additional Information:
References:	IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database Microsoft Windows EOT font buffer overflow http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55149 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001 Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-001.mspx ISS X-Force Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 972270 update is not installed http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/55150.php CVE CVE-2010-0018 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0018

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