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TI-2012-00155 Aliases CVE-2012-0159GHSA-m7wq-qxgm-cqgm

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.27024 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2007 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2010VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2010 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:consumer_preview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*consumer_previewVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:consumer_preview:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions consumer_preview Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*r2 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50401.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.50401.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50524.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.50524.00VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50826.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.50826.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50917.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.50917.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.51204.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.51204.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60129.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.60129.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60310.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.60310.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60531.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.60531.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60831.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.60831.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.1.10111.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.10111.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60401.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.60401.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60818.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.60818.0 rcVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.61118.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.61118.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50401.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.50401.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50524.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.50524.00 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50826.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.50826.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.50917.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.50917.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.51204.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.51204.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60129.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.60129.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60310.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.60310.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60531.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.60531.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.0.60831.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.60831.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:4.1.10111.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10111.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60401.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.60401.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.60818.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.60818.0 rc Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:5.0.61118.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.61118.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0159
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7wq-qxgm-cqgm

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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