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CVE-2015-2426: Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-28
• EPSS: 86.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-07-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: all versions
• 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 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/
• http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/a-look-at-the-open-type-font-manager-vulnerability-from-the-hacking-team-leak/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/103336
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75951
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032991
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-078
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38222/

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