National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-0010
Original release date:01/10/2006
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in T2EMBED.DLL in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1, Windows 98, and Windows ME allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message or web page with a crafted Embedded Open Type (EOT) web font that triggers the overflow during decompression.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-010A
Name: TA06-010A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#915930
Name: VU#915930
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 16194
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-002
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18365
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-embedded-fonts-bo(23922)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375525
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-0118
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060110 [EEYEB-2000801] - Windows Embedded Open Type (EOT) Font Heap Overflow Vulnerability
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 18829
External Source: EEYE
Name: EEYEB20050801
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-004.htm
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015459
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18391
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18311
Type: Advisory
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:714
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:714
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:698
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:698
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1491
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1491
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1462
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1462
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1185
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1185
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1126
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1126
Type: Tool Signature
References to Check Content
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:698
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1462
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1491
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1185
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1126
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:714
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5