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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49120

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49120

RELEASE DATE:
2012-05-08

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DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges and by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

1) An error exists when parsing TrueType fonts.

For more information:
SA46724

2) An error in the t2embed.dll module when parsing TrueType fonts can
be exploited via a specially crafted TTF file.

3) An error in GDI+ when handling certain records can be exploited
via a specially crafted EMF image file.

4) An error in win32k.sys related to certain Windows and Messages
handling can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of
another process.

5) An error in win32k.sys when handling keyboard layout files can be
exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of another
process.

6) An error in win32k.sys related to scrollbar calculations can be
exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of another
process.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
4) Reported by the vendor.

The vendor also credits:
2) Alin Rad Pop via ZDI
3) Omair and an anonymous person via iDefense
5) Tarjei Mandt, Azimuth Security
5) Nicolas Economou, Core Security Technologies
5) Geoff McDonald, Symantec
6) h4ckmp

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS12-034 (KB2681578, KB2660649, KB2659262, KB2676562, KB2686509,
KB2658846, KB2660649):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-034

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
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EXPLOIT:
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