8.8 CVE-2016-7256

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID	Exploitable	Vendor	Product	Vulnerability	Date added
CVE-2016-7256	True	Microsoft	Windows	Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	2022-05-25 00:00:00

Description

EUVD-2016-8112: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could take control of the affected system.

Recommendations

Not available in demo version.

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