Technical intelligence and weaponization dossier for CVE-2015-0071. Documented exploitation across 1 active malware families totaling 8 analyzed telemetry samples.
| Vulnerability ID | CVE-2015-0071 |
|---|---|
| Common Name / Bulletin | Microsoft Windows Kernel TrueType Font Handler Remote Code Execution (MS15-010) |
| CWE Classification | CWE-119: Memory Corruption |
| Affected Software & Versions | Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7, 8 |
| Technical Root Cause | Vulnerability in Win32k.sys handling TTF font rasterization allowing memory corruption and kernel takeover, used by Simda botnet. |
| Associated ATT&CK Techniques |
Empirical catalog telemetry verifies that the following 1 malware families weaponize this vulnerability for initial access, privilege escalation, or lateral movement:
Threat hunting leads and behavioral telemetry patterns to identify weaponized exploitation of CVE-2015-0071 in enterprise networks:
Unexpected bugcheck crash with BugCheckCode 0x3B (SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION) originating in win32k!EngGetGlyphOutline.SOC containment checklist and attack surface reduction measures to neutralize exploitation:
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