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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800687
Category:Windows
Title:Microsoft Windows Server 2003 OpenType Font Engine DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Windows Server 2003 operating system is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Windows Server 2003 operating system is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to an error in 'win32k.sys' when
processing Embedded OpenType font.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attakers to cause denial of
service via a specially-crafted file containing EOT font embedded in the
document thus crashing the operating system.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior.

Solution:
Vendor has released patch to fix the issue, please see the references
for more information.

CVSS Score:
7.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3020
BugTraq ID: 36029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36029
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9417
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2009-wwbsod.zip
http://www.osvdb.org/57016
http://secunia.com/advisories/36250
XForce ISS Database: ms-win-opentype-dos(52403)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52403
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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