Type 1 font handling messed up by December 11, 2012 update KB2753842

Anonymous
2012-12-13T00:15:42+00:00

Programs like Quark Xpress and Coreldraw on Windows 7 and XP have their Type 1 font handling broken by this patch. Characters larger than 15 pt. become invisible. Uninstalling the patch removes the problem. We have 330 machines with this problem. Is Microsoft getting ready to release a fix for this?

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Anonymous
2013-01-02T09:53:51+00:00

Hello all,

Please be informed, that MS12-078 now has been updated – you can read more about the update here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-078

Why was this bulletin rereleased on December 20, 2012? ****Microsoft rereleased this bulletin to address a known issue in the KB2753842 update related to OpenType Fonts (OTF) not properly rendering in applications after the original update was applied. Customers who have successfully installed the original KB2753842 update are protected from the vulnerability described in CVE-2012-2556. However, customers need to install the rereleased KB2753842 update to resolve the issue with improper OpenType font rendering and to keep the affected binaries up to date.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-16T01:13:05+00:00

    What is the workaround? (besides uninstalling the KB) I am an engineer who's software is affected by this and would like to know my options.

    Yes, there is a workaround.

    When GetGlyphOutline() returns 0, allocate a buffer of a fixed size and call it again on that buffer. It will now return how much BYTE was written in that buffer. Now do it again with a buffer of larger size : if the number of byte written is still the same, you know your buffer is now large enough.

    This is horrible and super hacky but it will work.

    Hope this help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-15T13:36:16+00:00

    There is also a problem with MS Word 2010 when using an OpenType/Postscript font. Text effects on a large size (72pt) font do not show. Uninstalling the update has restored the functionality.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-12-15T00:50:58+00:00

    Hmmm, wow that was fast. Must have been a bad day @ MS. :-D

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-15T00:27:40+00:00

    " Known issues with this security update

    • We are aware of issues related to OpenType Font (OTF) rendering in applications such as PowerPoint on affected versions of Windows that occur after this security update is applied. We are currently investigating these issues and will take appropriate action to address the known issues. "

    Per http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2753842

    Official statement by Microsoft showcasing they are aware of the issue and are investigating.

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