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CVE-2015-2426 — Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2015-2426 · CWE: CWE-119

CVE-2015-2426: Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Microsoft
Product Windows
Date added 2022-03-28
Due date 2022-04-18
Ransomware campaign use Unknown

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2426

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-119. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2426
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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