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CVE-2010-3959

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2,

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.33404
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows 7all versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD16 Dec 2010 · 07:33 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024873
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.htmlUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12280
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