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CVE-2015-0060

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-19

Description

The font mapper in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not properly scale fonts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Font Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72472
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100434
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72472
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-010
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100434

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