CVE-2012-2556
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 20.77% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.htmlUS Government Resource
- 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.htmlUS Government Resource
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.