CVE-2012-2556: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 20.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The OpenType Font (OTF) driver in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font file, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows 7: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2012-12-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.