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CVE-2012-0159 EPSS 27.0%
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1…
Summary
A flaw in the TrueType font parsing component of Microsoft Windows (including XP SP2/SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2/R2 SP1, Windows 7, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview), in Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010, and in Silverlight 4 before 4.1.10329 and Silverlight 5 before 5.1.10411. A remote attacker who supplies a crafted TrueType font (TTF) file can execute arbitrary code, with no particular authentication or configuration required beyond the affected product being in use.
Official description · CVE.org
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."
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59.2 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 1
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 3 years after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+3 yrs
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No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Named in 1 threat report1 reportmedia.kasperskycontenthub.com
Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2012-0159 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.
Also mentioned in 1 community threat pulse (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.