Re[2]: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

[Andrew]

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

[Floyd Russell]

Negative on Windows 98 SE

Floyd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew" <aconnell@xtra.co.nz>
To: <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>; <vulnwatch@vulnwatch.org>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:36 AM
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