[VulnDiscuss] Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

 I can confirmed this.

 - Reboot immediately.
   When logged with administrative rights on a Windows XP Professional FR
 (without service pack)

 - Blue screen of death (BSOD), computer shows a
"PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA".
   When logged as a normal user on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 US.

 I'd like to know what is going wong in this file ? and/or
 what specific code were added inside ?

 Regards,
 PhilZ


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:36 PM
> Subject: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.
>
>
> > Problem
> > -------
> >
> > The attached OpenType font file will cause Windows to restart
> > immediately when the file is opened by the default viewer (fontview).
> > I doubt anyone would suspect a "harmless" little font file of being
> > able to cause such a thing to happen!
> >
> > Software affected
> > -----------------
> > It has been tested on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP with exactly
> > the same result -- an immediate restart.  Other versions of Windows
> > are untested.
> >
> > Fix
> > ---
> > No fix known.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Andrew Connell
>