(MS13-054) Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848295)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3129
Advisory Date: AUG 23, 2013
DESCRIPTION
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, and Microsoft Visual Studio. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views shared content that embeds TrueType font files.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 only) (Journal)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Journal)
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Journal)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Journal)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Journal)
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (DirectWrite)
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (Journal)
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (DirectWrite)
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Journal)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Journal)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows GDI+)
- Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (DirectWrite)
- Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (Journal)
- Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (DirectWrite)
- Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (Journal)
- Windows Server 2012 (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2012 (Journal)
- Windows RT (DirectWrite)
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) (Windows GDI+)
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (DirectWrite)
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Lync 2010
- Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Lync 2013
- Microsoft Lync Basic 2013
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