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CVE-2012-2556
N/ADescription
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."
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A
Published12/12/2012
Last Modified4/29/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
microsoft:windows_2003_servermicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_rtmicrosoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-94
References
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html(secure@microsoft.com)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078(secure@microsoft.com)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067(secure@microsoft.com)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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