CVE-2012-2556
Microsoft Windows - Remote Code Execution via Crafted OpenType Font File
Title source: llmDescription
The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font file, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067
Scores
EPSS
0.2077
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (10)
microsoft/windows_2003_server
microsoft/windows_7
(6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 12, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026