First published: Sat Aug 15 2015(Updated: )
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2, Live Meeting 2007 Console, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, Lync 2013 SP1, Lync Basic 2013 SP1, Silverlight before 5.1.40728, and .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2456.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft .NET Framework | =3.0-sp2 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =4.0 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =4.5 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =4.5.1 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =4.5.2 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =4.6 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =3.5.1 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft .NET Framework | =3.5 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.0 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | =r2 | |
Microsoft Live Meeting | =2007 | |
Microsoft Lync | =2010 | |
Microsoft Lync | =2010 | |
Microsoft Lync | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Lync Basic | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Office | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft Office | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft Silverlight | <=5.1.40416.0 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.0 | ||
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
Microsoft Windows RT | ||
Microsoft Windows RT | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | =r2-sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 | =r2 | |
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 |
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CVE-2015-2455 has been assigned a severity rating of critical.
To fix CVE-2015-2455, you should apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected software.
CVE-2015-2455 affects Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and various versions of Windows Server.
Yes, CVE-2015-2455 impacts Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2 among other Microsoft applications.
CVE-2015-2455 allows for remote code execution, which could lead to system compromise.