CVE-2012-2556

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-2556
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-12-12T00:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-09-28T12:58:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:r2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2556
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2556
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:12:53 Added to TrackCVE