Fw: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

From: Leonardo Rodrigues ( listas ) (leolistas@solucoesip.net)
Date: 01/07/03

  • Next message: Sean Kelly: "Re: ps information leak in FreeBSD" 
    From: "Leonardo Rodrigues ( listas )" <leolistas@solucoesip.net>
To: <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:03:38 -0300

        i've confirmed it here. I'm running Windows XP Corporate Edition (
    English ) with SP1 applied and all other fixes available on
    windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Opening the file you sent causes an
    immediately reboot of the machine. That's very strange, for sure :)

        Sincerily,
        Leonardo Rodrigues

     ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Andrew" <aconnell@xtra.co.nz>
    To: <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>; <vulnwatch@vulnwatch.org>
    Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:36 PM
    Subject: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

    > Problem
    > -------
    >
    > The attached OpenType font file will cause Windows to restart
    > immediately when the file is opened by the default viewer (fontview).
    > I doubt anyone would suspect a "harmless" little font file of being
    > able to cause such a thing to happen!
    >
    > Software affected
    > -----------------
    > It has been tested on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP with exactly
    > the same result -- an immediate restart. Other versions of Windows
    > are untested.
    >
    > Fix
    > ---
    > No fix known.
    >

    Relevant Pages