VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-7256
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability64.59%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2016-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows
Description
atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Open Type Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource