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    CVE-2012-0159

    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, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Silverlight 4 before 4.1.10329; and Silverlight 5 before 5.1.10411 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

    Published:May 9, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 9, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.6658
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Silverlight
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49122
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53335
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75124
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49122
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53335
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75124
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High