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GHSA-5G5Q-FP24-VV4F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:14 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31
VLAI?
Details
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
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CVE-2020-0938 (GCVE-0-2020-0938)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-15 15:12 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35
VLAI?
EPSS
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Remote Code Execution
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