CVE-2012-0156
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2/R2 SP1, 7 Gold/SP1 - DoS via DirectWrite Unicode Rendering
Title source: llmDescription
DirectWrite in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly render Unicode characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a (1) instant message or (2) web site, aka "DirectWrite Application Denial of Service Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-019
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14807
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/80003
Scores
EPSS
0.1480
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/windows_7
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Mar 13, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026