CVE-2012-2897: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 21.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Google Chrome: up to and including 22.0.1229.78; version 22.0.1229.0 only; version 22.0.1229.1 only; version 22.0.1229.2 only; version 22.0.1229.3 only; version 22.0.1229.4 only; …
• Microsoft Windows 7: 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
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2012-09-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.