CVE-2012-2556

Published: Dec 12, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (25)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Rt, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista, Windows Xp

9 products

Configuration A

25 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	All versions
Microsoft Windows Vista	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions