RE: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

From: Discini, Sonny (Sonny.Disciniat_private)
Date: Tue Jan 07 2003 - 09:12:44 PST

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Windows98 - No reboot. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew [mailto:aconnellat_private] 
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:37 AM
To: bugtraqat_private; vulnwatchat_private
Subject: Opentype font file causes Windows to restart.

Problem
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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
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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
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No fix known.

- Andrew Connell

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