Re: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

["Mark Litchfield" <mark () ngssoftware com>]

Tested on .NET Enterprise server - no restart.

Regards

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew" <aconnell () xtra co nz>
To: <bugtraq () securityfocus com>; <vulnwatch () vulnwatch org>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 7:36 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