Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-097 - Critical
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089656)
Published: September 8, 2015 | Updated: October 7, 2015
Version: 2.1
Executive Summary
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Lync. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains embedded OpenType fonts.
This security update is rated Critical for:
- All supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
- All affected editions of Skype for Business 2016, Microsoft Lync 2013, Microsoft Lync 2010, Microsoft Live Meeting 2007
- All affected editions of Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010
This security update is rated Important for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows with the exception of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For more information, see the Affected Software section.
The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how:
- The Windows Adobe Type Manager Library handles OpenType fonts
- The Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory
- Windows validates integrity levels to prevent inappropriate process initialization
- The Windows kernel handles memory addresses
For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Vulnerability Information section.
For more information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3089656.
Affected Software and Vulnerability Severity Ratings
The following software versions or editions are affected. Versions or editions that are not listed are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
The severity ratings indicated for each affected software assume the potential maximum impact of the vulnerability. For information regarding the likelihood, within 30 days of this security bulletin’s release, of the exploitability of the vulnerability in relation to its severity rating and security impact, please see the Exploitability Index in the September bulletin summary.
Microsoft Windows – Table 1 of 2
**Operating System** | [**OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2506**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2506) | [**Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2507**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2507) | [**Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2508**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2508) | [**Graphics Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability – CVE-2015-2510**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2510) | [**Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2511**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2511) | **Updates Replaced**\* |
**Windows Vista** | ||||||
[Windows Vista Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=45924d20-ddd1-4767-be2c-107c91896cd3) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Vista Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=2cfb814d-bf03-42d5-8631-a16cfb6966fc) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
[Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=49f66925-91af-46e0-b3e6-11502bc049cb) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d1b763e2-2c09-4e88-8b5f-d3ab5140bd4d) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
**Windows Server 2008** | ||||||
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=e1b4c810-4c3a-4274-b17b-f58ab156e587) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df2df349-e743-47fc-8b6a-581d84452a85) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=bc0e95af-9a73-41b2-9d4a-9bcdad012dd2) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4ba73905-8cba-4d7b-8bd4-7106f9d21208) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
[Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4123de37-3763-4300-acac-7af27e096d33) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=1943304c-cac2-4888-8358-30fbd157128d) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
**Windows 7** | ||||||
[Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=367bab9b-0ce5-4025-867e-02b4ed6e717c) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8a415838-4165-4b81-b541-39cac1cca0a0) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows Server 2008 R2** | ||||||
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d67629f2-89c5-4f7e-b0c8-eba319c450b8) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df1fc89b-d919-424f-82b5-70d59add5653) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows 8 and Windows 8.1** | ||||||
[Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=113516f2-b3a3-4c24-9176-fe05c5282f54) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8 for x64-based Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=2b78d58e-20f5-4720-8111-f866d07dad44) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8ad4402a-6c15-4e15-a9db-2a5b899831a5) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=f52e8b70-9e65-4cac-afe8-f073ed71fe20) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2** | ||||||
[Windows Server 2012](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=3997b879-5f0f-4158-b9ba-e4d46363174f) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012 R2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=9799c9ca-8b49-46e9-879a-ea2d4836443b) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1** | ||||||
Windows RT[1] (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
Windows RT 8.1[1] (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows 10** | ||||||
[Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081455)[2] (3081455) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | [3081444](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081444) |
[Windows 10 for x64-based Systems](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081455)[2] (3081455) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | [3081444](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081444) |
**Server Core installation option** | ||||||
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=e1b4c810-4c3a-4274-b17b-f58ab156e587) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df2df349-e743-47fc-8b6a-581d84452a85) (Server Core installation) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=bc0e95af-9a73-41b2-9d4a-9bcdad012dd2) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4ba73905-8cba-4d7b-8bd4-7106f9d21208) (Server Core installation) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Critical** Remote Code Execution | Not applicable | 2957503 in [MS14-036](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=400968) |
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d67629f2-89c5-4f7e-b0c8-eba319c450b8) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=3997b879-5f0f-4158-b9ba-e4d46363174f) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012 R2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=9799c9ca-8b49-46e9-879a-ea2d4836443b) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[2]The Windows 10 update is cumulative. In addition to containing non-security updates, it also contains all of the security fixes for all of the Windows 10-affected vulnerabilities shipping with this month’s security release. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3081455 for more information and download links.
Note Windows Server Technical Preview 2 and Windows Server Technical Preview 3 are affected. Customers running this operating system are encouraged to apply the update, which is available via Windows Update.
*The Updates Replaced column shows only the latest update in a chain of superseded updates. For a comprehensive list of updates replaced, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog, search for the update KB number, and then view update details (updates replaced information is on the Package Details tab).
Microsoft Windows – Table 2 of 2
**Operating System** | [**Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2512**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2512) | [**Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2517**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2517) | [**Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2518**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2518) | [**Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2527**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2527) | [**Kernel ASLR Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2529**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2529) | [**Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2546**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-2546) | **Updates Replaced**\* |
**Windows Vista** | |||||||
[Windows Vista Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=45924d20-ddd1-4767-be2c-107c91896cd3) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Vista Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=2cfb814d-bf03-42d5-8631-a16cfb6966fc) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
[Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=49f66925-91af-46e0-b3e6-11502bc049cb) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d1b763e2-2c09-4e88-8b5f-d3ab5140bd4d) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
**Windows Server 2008** | |||||||
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=e1b4c810-4c3a-4274-b17b-f58ab156e587) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df2df349-e743-47fc-8b6a-581d84452a85) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=bc0e95af-9a73-41b2-9d4a-9bcdad012dd2) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4ba73905-8cba-4d7b-8bd4-7106f9d21208) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
[Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4123de37-3763-4300-acac-7af27e096d33) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=1943304c-cac2-4888-8358-30fbd157128d) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
**Windows 7** | |||||||
[Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=367bab9b-0ce5-4025-867e-02b4ed6e717c) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8a415838-4165-4b81-b541-39cac1cca0a0) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows Server 2008 R2** | |||||||
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d67629f2-89c5-4f7e-b0c8-eba319c450b8) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df1fc89b-d919-424f-82b5-70d59add5653) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows 8 and Windows 8.1** | |||||||
[Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=113516f2-b3a3-4c24-9176-fe05c5282f54) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8 for x64-based Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=2b78d58e-20f5-4720-8111-f866d07dad44) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8ad4402a-6c15-4e15-a9db-2a5b899831a5) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=f52e8b70-9e65-4cac-afe8-f073ed71fe20) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2** | |||||||
[Windows Server 2012](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=3997b879-5f0f-4158-b9ba-e4d46363174f) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012 R2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=9799c9ca-8b49-46e9-879a-ea2d4836443b) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1** | |||||||
Windows RT[1] (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
Windows RT 8.1[1] (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
**Windows 10** | |||||||
[Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081455)[2] (3081455) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | [3081444](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081444) |
[Windows 10 for x64-based Systems](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081455)[2] (3081455) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | [3081444](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3081444) |
**Server Core installation option** | |||||||
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=e1b4c810-4c3a-4274-b17b-f58ab156e587) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=df2df349-e743-47fc-8b6a-581d84452a85) (Server Core installation) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=bc0e95af-9a73-41b2-9d4a-9bcdad012dd2) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4ba73905-8cba-4d7b-8bd4-7106f9d21208) (Server Core installation) (3087135) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | None |
[Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d67629f2-89c5-4f7e-b0c8-eba319c450b8) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=3997b879-5f0f-4158-b9ba-e4d46363174f) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | Not applicable | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[Windows Server 2012 R2](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=9799c9ca-8b49-46e9-879a-ea2d4836443b) (Server Core installation) (3087039) | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | **Important** Security Feature Bypass | **Important** Elevation of Privilege | 3079904 in [MS15-078](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=618679) |
[2]The Windows 10 update is cumulative. In addition to containing non-security updates, it also contains all of the security fixes for all of the Windows 10-affected vulnerabilities shipping with this month’s security release. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3081455 for more information and download links.
Note Windows Server Technical Preview 2 and Windows Server Technical Preview 3 are affected. Customers running this operating system are encouraged to apply the update, which is available via Windows Update.
*The Updates Replaced column shows only the latest update in a chain of superseded updates. For a comprehensive list of updates replaced, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog, search for the update KB number, and then view update details (updates replaced information is on the Package Details tab).
Microsoft Office
Office Software | Graphics Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability – CVE-2015-2510 | Updates Replaced |
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (3085546) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3054890 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) (3085529) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3054846 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) (3085529) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3054846 in MS15-080 |
Software | Graphics Component Buffer Overflow Vulnerability – CVE-2015-2510 | Updates Replaced |
Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit editions) (2910994) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
None |
Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit editions) (2910994) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
None |
Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit) (Skype for Business)[2] (3085500) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3055014 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)[2] (Skype for Business Basic) (3085500) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3055014 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit) (Skype for Business)[2] (3085500) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3055014 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)[2] (Skype for Business Basic) (3085500) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3055014 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync 2010 (32-bit) (3081087) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3075593 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync 2010 (64-bit) (3081087) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3075593 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee[1] (user level install) (3081088) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3075592 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee (admin level install) (3081089) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3075590 in MS15-080 |
Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console (3081090) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
3075591 in MS15-080 |
- Enter the following commands at an administrative command prompt:
cd "%windir%\system32"
takeown.exe /f atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /save atmfd.dll.acl
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /grant Administrators:(F)
rename atmfd.dll x-atmfd.dll
- Restart the system.
For 64-bit systems:
- Enter the following commands at an administrative command prompt:
cd "%windir%\system32"
takeown.exe /f atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /save atmfd.dll.acl
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /grant Administrators:(F)
rename atmfd.dll x-atmfd.dll
cd "%windir%\syswow64"
takeown.exe /f atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /save atmfd.dll.acl
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /grant Administrators:(F)
rename atmfd.dll x-atmfd.dll
- Restart the system.
Optional procedure for Windows 8 and later operating systems (disable ATMFD):
Note Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or view the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe.
Method 1 (manually edit the system registry):
Run regedit.exe as Administrator.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following sub key (or create it) and set its DWORD value to 1:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\DisableATMFD, DWORD = 1
Close Registry Editor and restart the system.
Method 2 (use a managed deployment script):
Create a text file named ATMFD-disable.reg that contains the following text:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows] "DisableATMFD"=dword:00000001
Run regedit.exe.
In Registry Editor, click the File menu and then click Import.
Navigate to and select the ATMFD-disable.reg file that you created in the first step.
(Note If your file is not listed where you expect it to be, ensure that it has not been automatically given a .txt file extension, or change the dialog’s file extension parameters to All Files).Click Open and then click OK to close Registry Editor.
Impact of workaround. Applications that rely on embedded font technology will not display properly. Disabling ATMFD.DLL could cause certain applications to stop working properly if they use OpenType fonts. Microsoft Windows does not release any OpenType fonts natively. However, third-party applications could install them and they could be affected by this change.
How to undo the workaround.
For 32-bit systems:
- Enter the following commands at an administrative command prompt:
cd "%windir%\system32"
rename x-atmfd.dll atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls.exe . /restore atmfd.dll.acl
- Restart the system.
For 64-bit systems:
- Enter the following commands at an administrative command prompt:
cd "%windir%\system32"
rename x-atmfd.dll atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls.exe . /restore atmfd.dll.acl
cd "%windir%\syswow64"
rename x-atmfd.dll atmfd.dll
icacls.exe atmfd.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls.exe . /restore atmfd.dll.acl
- Restart the system.
Optional procedure for Windows 8 and later operating systems (enable ATMFD):
Note Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or view the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe.
Method 1 (manually edit the system registry):
Run regedit.exe as Administrator.
In Registry Editor, navigate to the following sub key and set its DWORD value to 0:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\DisableATMFD, DWORD = 0
Close Registry Editor and restart the system.
Method 2 (use a managed deployment script):
- Create a text file named ATMFD-enable.reg that contains the following text:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
"DisableATMFD"=dword:00000000
- Run regedit.exe.
- In Registry Editor, click the File menu and then click Import.
- Navigate to and select the ATMFD-enable.reg file that you created in the first step.
(Note If your file is not listed where you expect it to be, ensure that it has not been automatically given a .txt file extension, or change the dialog’s file extension parameters to All Files). - Click Open and then click OK to close Registry Editor.
Multiple Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities
Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could execute arbitrary code and take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would first have to log on to a target system and then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how ATMFD handles objects in memory.
The following tables contain links to the standard entry for each vulnerability in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list:
Vulnerability title | CVE number | Publicly disclosed | Exploited |
Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2507 | No | No |
Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2508 | No | No |
Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2512 | No | No |
Vulnerability title | CVE number | Publicly disclosed | Exploited |
Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2511 | No | No |
Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2517 | No | No |
Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2518 | No | No |
Win32k Memory Corruption Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | CVE-2015-2546 | Yes | Yes |