How severe is CVE-2015-6108?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 9.3 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-6108?

This is classified as CWE-119, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2015-6108 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 9.3

Vulnerability Description

The Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT Gold and 8.1; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2010; Lync 2013 SP1; Live Meeting 2007 Console; and Silverlight 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font, aka "Graphics Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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