CVE-2012-0159
Microsoft TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability
Description
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."
INFO
Published Date :
May 9, 2012, 12:55 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0159
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-0159.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2012-0159 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-0159 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49121 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49122 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53335 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039 Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034 Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75124 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-039 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-034 [Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75124 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15667 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15388 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 09, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0159 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0159
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
83.27 }} 3.81%
score
0.98533
percentile