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    CVE-2012-2897

    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, as used by Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 and other programs, do not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font file, aka "Windows Font Parsing Vulnerability" or "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

    Published:Sep 26, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 26, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.31315
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Chrome
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Rt
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51239
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
    https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847
    http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51239
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
    https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847

    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