CVE-2010-3956
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2,...
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3956- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-3956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3933 No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-3933- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qv7f-27hr-46j7 No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2,...
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly perform array indexing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Index Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-qv7f-27hr-46j7- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-3956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published December 16, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.12%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1024873
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12357
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3956
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qv7f-27hr-46j7