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CVE-2012-2897 Detail

Current 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."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51239
http://secunia.com/advisories/51239
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027750
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=146254
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78822
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15847

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2897
NVD Published Date:
09/26/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Chrome