ATMFD.DLL Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2015-2387 is a local elevation of privilege vulnerability in ATMFD.DLL, the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft Windows. According to the provided content, affected platforms include Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1. The flaw is described as a memory corruption issue in ATMFD.DLL that can be triggered by a crafted application. Successful exploitation allows a local user to elevate privileges on the target system. The content also indicates this vulnerability was used in the wild, including by APT28/Sednit and in tooling derived from the Hacking Team leak, as part of post-compromise privilege escalation chains.
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Recent activity
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A Windows local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability disclosed via the 2015 Hacking Team leak.
A privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by APT28.
Windows privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by APT28 (and also referenced for JHUHUGIT) to escalate privileges.
A Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by Seduploader, using an exploit integrated shortly after the Hacking Team leak.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.