CVE-2015-2462
ATMFD.DLL in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, and .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 35.6% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2015-2555)
- Published
- August 15, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-2555 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / .net framework
- microsoft / windows 10
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows 8
- microsoft / windows 8.1
- microsoft / windows rt
- microsoft / windows rt 8.1
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows vista
Certified products that may be affected
15 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10620-2015 - archived
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
See all 15 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76215(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37916/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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