Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001 - Critical

Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270)

Published: January 12, 2010

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed content rendered in a specially crafted Embedded OpenType (EOT) font in client applications that can render EOT fonts, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Word. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

This security update is rated Critical for Microsoft Windows 2000, and is rated Low for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

For all the details see https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-001.mspx

J.C. Hornbeck | System Center Knowledge Engineer