CVE-2015-1671

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74490Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-044Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74490Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032281Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-044Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1671US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: May 13, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: May 25, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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