Denial of service

DirectWrite in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly render Unicode characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application hang via a 1 instant message or 2 web site, aka "DirectWrite...

CVE-2012-0156

DirectWrite in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly render Unicode characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application hang via a 1 instant message or 2 web site, aka "DirectWrite...

CVE-2012-0156

CVE-2012-0156 relates to a denial-of-service in Windows DirectWrite. The issue is triggered when processing specially crafted Unicode characters, causing applications using DirectWrite to hang. Affected products include Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 (and R2 SP1), and Windows 7 SP1...

Microsoft Fixes Critical RDP Vulnerability with March Patch Tuesday

Microsoft rolled out six patches addressing seven vulnerabilities on Tuesday, including a critical hole in Windows’ Remote Desktop Protocol RDP – the same component exploited by the Morto worm in August. The March edition of their monthly Patch Tuesday release included a critical bulletin MS12-02...

PT-2012-2356 · Microsoft · Directwrite +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version Description: A denial of service issue exists due to improper rendering of Unicode characters by DirectWrite. This allows remote attackers to cause an application hang via an instant messa...

MS12-019: Vulnerability in DirectWrite Could Allow Denial of Service (2665364)

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the implementation of DirectWrite installed on the remote Windows host. In an Instant Messenger-based attack scenario, an attacker sending a specially crafted sequence of Unicode characters directly to an Instant Messenger client could cause the...

Microsoft Windows 'DirectWrite' API Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Successful exploits will cause the vulnerable applications that use the affected API to crash or become unresponsive, denying service to legitimate users. Technologies Affected Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 SP1...