Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=401&can=1 We have encountered a Windows kernel crash in the win32k!fsc_RemoveDups function while processing corrupted TTF font files, such as: --- PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except, it must be protected by a Probe. Typically the address is just plain bad or it is pointing at freed memory. Arguments: Arg1: ff6e7000, memory referenced. Arg2: 00000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation. Arg3: 91e809df, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory address. Arg4: 00000000, (reserved) Debugging Details: ------------------ Could not read faulting driver name READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from 8277c84c Unable to read MiSystemVaType memory at 8275bf00 ff6e7000 FAULTING_IP: win32k!fsc_RemoveDups+85 91e809df 3918 cmp dword ptr [eax],ebx MM_INTERNAL_CODE: 0 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT BUGCHECK_STR: 0x50 PROCESS_NAME: csrss.exe CURRENT_IRQL: 0 LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 91e8015c to 91e809df STACK_TEXT: 969e3624 91e8015c 969e3858 fbff0e78 0000002b win32k!fsc_RemoveDups+0x85 969e36cc 91e89979 ff6de010 ff6de07c 00000001 win32k!fs_FindBitMapSize+0x2de 969e36e8 91e89b59 fbff0e78 0000002b 00000001 win32k!bGetGlyphMetrics+0x39 969e382c 91e7ec63 fbff0e78 0000002b 969e3918 win32k!lGetGlyphBitmap+0x2b 969e3850 91e7eab6 00000000 00000001 0000002b win32k!ttfdQueryFontData+0x158 969e38a0 91e7dce2 ff7af010 fbe0ccf0 00000001 win32k!ttfdSemQueryFontData+0x45 969e38e8 91e83774 ff7af010 fbe0ccf0 00000001 win32k!PDEVOBJ::QueryFontData+0x3e 969e3960 91efbc8d 969e3c3c fbe2cc94 ff713154 win32k!xInsertMetricsPlusRFONTOBJ+0x120 969e3990 91e7594d 0000000a ff7bf000 969e3cd0 win32k!RFONTOBJ::bGetGlyphMetricsPlus+0x179 969e39c8 91efb78b 969e3c1c 969e3c3c 00000008 win32k!ESTROBJ::vCharPos_H3+0xf0 969e3a0c 91e755d0 969e3cd0 0000000a 969e3c1c win32k!ESTROBJ::vInit+0x268 969e3c2c 91e75793 00000000 969e3cd0 fbe0ccf0 win32k!GreGetTextExtentExW+0x12a 969e3d0c 8264f896 0701015e 02bb0bac 0000000a win32k!NtGdiGetTextExtentExW+0x141 969e3d0c 779670f4 0701015e 02bb0bac 0000000a nt!KiSystemServicePostCall WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong. 0015f434 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x779670f4 --- While we have not determined the specific root cause of the vulnerability, we have pinpointed the offending mutations to reside in the "glyf" table. The issue reproduces on Windows 7 and 8.1. It is easiest to reproduce with Special Pools enabled for win32k.sys (leading to an immediate crash when the bug is triggered), but it is also possible to observe a crash on a default Windows installation in win32k!fsc_RemoveDups or another location in kernel space. In order to reproduce the problem with the provided samples, it might be necessary to use a custom program which displays all of the font's glyphs at various point sizes. Attached is a proof of concept font file together with the corresponding kernel crash log. Proof of Concept: https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/37915.zip