CVE-2010-3959
Status: ModifiedMedium (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."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 6.9
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- CWE-94
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024873
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12280
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024873
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12280
Raw JSON (NVD)
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