CVE-2015-2456

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-2015-2455.

• CWE-20

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37918/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37918/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Aug 15, 2015

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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