CVE-2018-0788

OpenType Font Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0788 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by KB4056897, released January 18, 2018. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0112
66th percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (ATMFD.dll) when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to a target system and then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how ATMFD.dll handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4056897 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4056894 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056941 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4056941 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056941 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4056941 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4056941 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4056899 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4056896 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4056899 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4056896 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4056898 Jan 18, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4056895 Jan 18, 2018