CVE-2012-4786

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

12/12/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

10.00

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:gold:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:gold:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*

CVE-2012-4786

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools