Advisory Details

March 10th, 2015

Microsoft Windows Text Services Out-Of-Bounds Memory Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-0081
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['16929']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The vulnerability relates to how Windows Text Services processes certain objects. By opening a malformed document, an attacker can force MSCFT.dll to access memory outside the bounds of an array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-020
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-10-31 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-03-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Garage4Hackers

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