CVE-2012-0159
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.270 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (27)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49120cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49121cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49122cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-034Patchcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-034cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49121enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49122enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53335enisa_euvd
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