Vulnerability · CVE-2015-2387
Microsoft ATM Font Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Jul 5, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft ATM Font Driver
Patch now
CVE-2015-2387 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft ATM Font Driver against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 34.88%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/windows 7 · cpe microsoft/windows 8 · cpe microsoft/windows 8.1 · cpe microsoft/windows rt · cpe microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · cpe microsoft/windows server 2003
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "ATMFD.DLL Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe microsoft/windows 7version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 8version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 8.1version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows rtversion unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows rt 8.1version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 2003version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 2008r2
- vendor Microsoft ATM Font Driverversion unspecified
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2015-2387
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Mar 24, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2015-2387 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft ATM Font Driver against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows server 2008 r2. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-264; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 34.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jul 14, 2015 · Catalog
Detected
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "ATMFD.DLL Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "ATMFD.DLL Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2387
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2387
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft 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 allows local users to gain privileges v
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-2387
30-day exploitation probability 34.9%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2387
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft 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 allows local users to gain privileges v
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2387
ATMFD.DLL in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
vulncheck.com
References
- Broken Link · securityfocus.com
- Broken Link · securitytracker.com
- Third Party Advisory · us-cert.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
- Patch · docs.microsoft.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · marcoramilli.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · resources.infosecinstitute.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · recordedfuture.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · trendmicro.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · www2.fireeye.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.