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CVE-2010-3959

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2,...

6.9 Medium

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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

14.1%Up 11.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2010-3959
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2010-3959
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3936 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2010-3936
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pr4h-qc8v-fg8v 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted CMAP table in an OpenType font, aka "OpenType CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-pr4h-qc8v-fg8v
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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In short

CVE-2010-3959 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) 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 14.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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