Bugtraq: Fw: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

["Leonardo Rodrigues ( listas )" <leolistas () solucoesip net>]

    i've confirmed it here. I'm running Windows XP Corporate Edition (
English ) with SP1 applied and all other fixes available on
windowsupdate.microsoft.com.  Opening the file you sent causes an
immediately reboot of the machine. That's very strange, for sure :)

    Sincerily,
    Leonardo Rodrigues

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew" <aconnell () xtra co nz>
To: <bugtraq () securityfocus com>; <vulnwatch () vulnwatch org>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:36 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.