03.73.2012 - MS12-019 - Moderate : Vulnerability in DirectWrite Could Allow Denial of Service (2665364) - Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (March 13, 2012): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows DirectWrite. In an Instant Messenger-based attack scenario, the vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker sends a specially crafted sequence of Unicode characters directly to an Instant Messenger client. The target application could become unresponsive when DirectWrite renders the specially crafted sequence of Unicode characters. - View Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-019 - View Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - on: 1. - Visit Microsoft Corporation