Denial of service vulnerability in DirectWrite - MS12-019ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:4737 | Date: (C)2012-03-14 (M)2023-12-14 |
Class: PATCH | Family: windows |
The host is missing a moderate security update according to Microsoft security bulletin, MS12-019. The update is required to fix a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the windows DirectWrite, which fails to handle a specially crafted sequence of unicode characters. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause a target application to stop responding.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |