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CVE-2015-1671

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-05-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2015-05-13

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Description

The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2015-05-1310:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-05-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-05-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-05-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-1018:00SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft .net frameworkversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0= 3.0no fix published
4.0= 4.0no fix published
4.5= 4.5no fix published
4.5= 4.5.1no fix published
4.5= 4.5.2no fix published
3.5= 3.5.1no fix published
3.5= 3.5no fix published
Microsoft lync
BranchAffectedFixed in
2010.x= 2010no fix published
2013.x= 2013no fix published
Microsoft live meeting
BranchAffectedFixed in
2007.x= 2007no fix published

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-05-25
Patch Due Date
2022-06-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2015-05-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1671?

The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2; Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2; Live Meeting 2007 Console; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync Basic 2013 SP1; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.40416.00; and Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime before 5.1.40416.00, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Is CVE-2015-1671 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-1671 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1671?

CVE-2015-1671 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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