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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-2556 · published 12 December 2012

CVE-2012-2556: Microsoft windows 2003 server code injection vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 2003 Server

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font file, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 21% · top 2.5% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font file, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-078
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16067

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-2556), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.