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HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-2897
Microsoft Windows TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability
Description

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."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2012, 10:56 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2897 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_7
2 Microsoft windows_server_2008
3 Microsoft windows_server_2012
4 Microsoft windows_server_2003
5 Microsoft windows_vista
6 Microsoft windows_xp
7 Microsoft windows_8
8 Microsoft windows_rt
1 Google chrome
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 9
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font file. Users should update their operating systems and Chrome browser to the latest versions.
  • Apply the appropriate security updates provided by Microsoft to address this vulnerability.
  • Update Google Chrome to version 22.0.1229.79 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2897.

URL Resource
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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2897 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-2012-2897 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2897 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2897 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/51239 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/51239
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x86:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-075 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075 [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:15847 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/78822 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

31.32 }} -9.22%

score

0.96380

percentile