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CVE-2015-1670

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted OpenType font on a web site, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 3.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1 (+1)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74485
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-044
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74485
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-044

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