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CVE-2015-6108

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-12-09
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Windows font 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; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2010; Lync 2013 SP1; Live Meeting 2007 Console; and Silverlight 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-119

The program reads or writes outside the bounds of an allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory. With crafted input an attacker can overwrite control data and, with effort, redirect execution to their own code. Remediation ranges from bounds checking and safe library functions to compiler mitigations, usually alongside a careful audit of the surrounding code.

General guidance for the memory buffer bounds error class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Live MeetingApplication
Affected:= 2007
LyncApplication
Affected:= 2010= 2013
OfficeApplication
Affected:= 2007= 2010
SilverlightApplication
Affected:= 5.0
Skype For BusinessApplication
Affected:= 2016
Word ViewerApplication
Affected:all versions
Windows 7Operating system
Affected:all versions
Windows 8Operating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch docs.microsoft.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

For end-of-life products (Windows 7, Windows 8, Office 2007/2010, Lync 2010/2013, Live Meeting 2007, Silverlight 5): upgrade to supported Microsoft products - Windows 10/11, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Teams (successor to Lync/Skype for Business)

  1. Locate and download the MS15-128 security update from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-128
  2. Identify which affected products are installed on the target system (Windows font library component applies to Windows OS; Office products have separate patches)
  3. Apply the appropriate update for your Windows version: KB3104507 for supported Windows versions
  4. For Office 2007: apply KB3114401; for Office 2010: apply KB3114403
  5. For .NET Framework versions: apply the applicable KB for your .NET version as listed in MS15-128
  6. For Lync 2010: apply KB3114351; for Lync 2013: apply KB3114409
  7. For Silverlight 5: apply KB3126036
  8. Restart the system after applying updates
Caveat Windows 7/8 are end-of-life and no longer receive security updates; Office 2007/2010 are end-of-life; legacy communication products (Lync, Live Meeting) have been replaced by Microsoft Teams

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