CVE-2012-0159: microsoft office Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-0159 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 27.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 09-05-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
27.02%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 27.02% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft6 products
- officeEOL2003:sp3 | 2007:sp2 | 2007:sp3 | 2010 | 2010:sp1
- silverlight4.0.50401.0 | 4.0.50524.00 | 4.0.50826.0 | 4.0.50917.0 | 4.0.51204.0 | 4.0.60129.0 | 4.0.60310.0 | 4.0.60531.0 | 4.0.60831.0 | 4.1.10111.0 | 5.0.60401.0 | 5.0.60818.0:rc | 5.0.61118.0
- windows_7na
- windows_8consumer_preview
- windows_server_2008r2 | r2:sp1
1 vendor · 6 products
References
11 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
Show all 11 references
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource