9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-0145
Microsoft Font Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

The font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold and 1511; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, and 3.5.1; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; and Live Meeting 2007 Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2016, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0145 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
5 Microsoft windows_server_2008
6 Microsoft windows_server_2012
7 Microsoft office
8 Microsoft lync
9 Microsoft skype_for_business
10 Microsoft .net_framework
11 Microsoft word_viewer
12 Microsoft windows_vista
13 Microsoft live_meeting
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2016-0145 vulnerability.
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 2012, 8.1, RT 8.1, 2012 R2, and 10. Additionally, Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007, Office 2010, Word Viewer, Skype for Business 2016, Lync 2010, Lync 2013, Live Meeting 2007 Console, .NET framework 3.0 SP2, .NET framework 3.5, and .NET framework 3.5.1.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0145 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0145 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0145 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035528
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035530
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035531
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39743/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-039 [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39743/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035528 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035531 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035530 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-039 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-039 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-039 No Types Assigned http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-039 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

74.82 }} 4.69%

score

0.98795

percentile