Vulnerabilities

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."

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  • 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

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

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. 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."

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. 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

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.