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Re[2]: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.
From: Andrew <aconnell () xtra co nz>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:33:56 +1300
I have not yet investigated the problem thoroughly, but as far as I'm aware it's caused by complicated outlines -- the font file contains only 1 character, with about 1000 points in it. If anyone wishes to examine the file in depth, I'd recommend using TTX (http://www.letterror.com/code/ttx/ ) - it does font<->XML conversion and makes it easy to see all the information in the file in human readable format. -Andrew Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 10:48:00 AM, you wrote: PL> I can confirmed this. PL> - Reboot immediately. PL> When logged with administrative rights on a Windows XP Professional FR PL> (without service pack) PL> - Blue screen of death (BSOD), computer shows a PL> "PAGE_FAULT_INNONPAGED_AREA". PL> When logged as a normal user on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3 US. PL> I'd like to know what is going wong in this file ? and/or PL> what specific code were added inside ? PL> Regards, PL> PhilZ PL> ----- Original Message ----- PL> From: "Andrew" <aconnell () xtra co nz> PL> To: <bugtraq () securityfocus com>; <vulnwatch () vulnwatch org> PL> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:36 PM PL> 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
Current thread:
- Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Andrew (Jan 06)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Steven Tucker (Jan 06)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Mark Litchfield (Jan 06)
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- Re: [VulnDiscuss] Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart - rename .TTF Alan Olsen (Jan 21)
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- Re: [VulnDiscuss] Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Mark Litchfield (Jan 21)
- Re[2]: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Andrew (Jan 19)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Chris Ridd (Jan 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Fw: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Leonardo Rodrigues ( listas ) (Jan 06)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Vess Nedevski (Jan 07)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. dildog (Jan 15)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Berend-Jan Wever (Jan 07)
- Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Kim Scarborough (Jan 07)
- RE: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Ben Naylor (Jan 15)
- RE: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Discini, Sonny (Jan 15)
- RE: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart. Armstrong, Richard (Jan 17)