HIGH
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."
Published Jan 13, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 26.52%
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."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
26.52% 0.26523
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.26523
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 26.52% (0.26523) | 97.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 26.52% (0.26523) | 97.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 68.95% (0.68946) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 65.96% (0.65957) | 98.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 68.95% (0.68946) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 65.96% (0.65957) | 98.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 68.95% (0.68946) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.96% (0.65957) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.01% (0.74007) | 98.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 65.96% (0.65957) | 98.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.88% (0.74883) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 90.09% (0.90094) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 86.13% (0.86125) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 88.58% (0.88576) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.06% (0.93058) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 94.95% (0.94951) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 95.41% (0.95406) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 95.83% (0.95829) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 95.14% (0.95143) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96313) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 96.23% (0.96229) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96313) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 96.58% (0.96581) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.45% (0.96448) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 11, 2023 | 55.10% (0.55095) | 98.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 8, 2022 | 57.79% (0.57789) | 98.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 4, 2022 | 60.01% (0.60013) | 98.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.16% (0.67160) | 98.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/01/12/ms10-001-font-file-decompression-vulnerability.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/61651 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35457 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023432 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0095 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8324 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/01/12/ms10-001-font-file-decompression-vulnerability.aspx | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/61651 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35457 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023432 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012B.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-001 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8324 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jan 13, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2009
Link CVE-2010-0018
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a