CVE-2012-2556

Microsoft Windows - Remote Code Execution via Crafted OpenType Font File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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