CVE-2012-2556
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
12/12/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067