CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2010-2740

Published: Oct 13, 2010 | Modified: Apr 29, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_2003_serverMicrosoft**
Windows_server_2003Microsoft**
Windows_xpMicrosoft**
Windows_xpMicrosoft–sp2 (including)–sp2 (including)

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