CVE-2012-2897 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2012-2897

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3,...

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."

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

chrome, windows 7, windows 8, windows rt, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, windows server 2012, windows vista, windows xp
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 22.0.1229.0, 22.0.1229.1, 22.0.1229.2, 22.0.1229.3, 22.0.1229.4, 22.0.1229.6, 22.0.1229.7, 22.0.1229.8, 22.0.1229.9, 22.0.1229.10, 22.0.1229.11, 22.0.1229.12, 22.0.1229.14, 22.0.1229.16, 22.0.1229.17, 22.0.1229.18, 22.0.1229.20, 22.0.1229.21, 22.0.1229.22, 22.0.1229.23, 22.0.1229.24, 22.0.1229.25, 22.0.1229.26, 22.0.1229.27, 22.0.1229.28, 22.0.1229.29, 22.0.1229.31, 22.0.1229.32, 22.0.1229.33, 22.0.1229.35, 22.0.1229.36, 22.0.1229.37, 22.0.1229.39, 22.0.1229.48, 22.0.1229.49, 22.0.1229.50, 22.0.1229.51, 22.0.1229.52, 22.0.1229.53, 22.0.1229.54, 22.0.1229.55, 22.0.1229.56, 22.0.1229.57, 22.0.1229.58, 22.0.1229.59, 22.0.1229.60, 22.0.1229.62, 22.0.1229.63, 22.0.1229.64, 22.0.1229.65, 22.0.1229.67, 22.0.1229.76

Timeline

Official Publish: September 26th, 2012
Last Modified: January 28th, 2025
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.