CVE-2018-0755 — The Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Microsoft Windows 7

The Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 allows information disclosure, due to how the Windows EOT font engine handles embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability&quo

01What is this vulnerability?

The Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 allows information disclosure, due to how the Windows EOT font engine handles embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0760, CVE-2018-0761, and CVE-2018-0855.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine	Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-02-15T02:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T04:20:31.021Z

09References

• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0755
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102934
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040374