CVE-2018-0855

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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-2018-0755, CVE-2018-0760, and CVE-2018-0761.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102936Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040374Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0855Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102936Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040374Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0855Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 15, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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