# CVE-2010-3957: Double free vulnerability in the OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-12-16 · Updated: 2025-01-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Double Free 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%3A12329
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091

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