# CVE-2010-0018: Integer overflow in the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine (t2embed.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-01-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the Embedded OpenType (EOT) Font Engine (t2embed.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via compressed data that represents a crafted EOT font, aka "Microtype Express Compressed Fonts Integer Flaw in the LZCOMP Decompressor Vulnerability."

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-001
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/01/12/ms10-001-font-file-decompression-vulnerability.aspx
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35457
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8324
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0095
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37671
- http://osvdb.org/61651

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