Description of the security update for WES09 and POSReady 2009: February 13, 2018

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine parses specially crafted embedded fonts.

To learn more about the vulnerability, go to CVE-2018-0755.

How to obtain and install the update

Method 1: Windows Update

This update is available through Windows Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

More Information

File information
The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows XP file information

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Windows Update: FAQ

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Support and Troubleshooting

Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure

Local support according to your country: International Support

File Information

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
WindowsXP-KB4057893-x86-Embedded-ENU.exe	678A583E6A1BD73BEACCB0982F63BDD7DDE328FF	A5298C6A4014E68417AD05B9CA718DE0BF8EF70026648821C13A10168CBD4F76

For all supported x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
Fontsub.dll	5.1.2600.7405	81,920	06-Jan-2018	06:02	x86	SP3	SP3QFE
T2embed.dll	5.1.2600.7405	122,368	06-Jan-2018	06:02	x86	SP3	SP3QFE
Updspapi.dll	6.3.13.0	382,840	09-Jan-2015	21:25	x86	None	Not applicable