PT-2013-4205
CVE-2013-3181
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Published
2013-08-14
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Updated
2019-02-26
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2
Description
A remote code execution issue exists in the Unicode Scripts Processor. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could run arbitrary code as the current user.
Recommendations
For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of crafted OpenType fonts until a patch is available.
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