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CVE-2012-0159

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, W

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.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.64643
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft officeall versions
microsoft windows 7all versions
microsoft windows 8all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
microsoft silverlightall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD09 May 2012 · 12:55 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/49121
http://secunia.com/advisories/49122
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53335
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027039
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.htmlUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
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