FKIE_CVE-2012-2556
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-12-12 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:41
Severity
Summary
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."
References
Impacted products
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