# CVE-2010-3956: The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024873
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12357
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091

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