CVE-2012-1867

high
Published 2012-06-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
8.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
8.4

Description

Integer overflow in win32k.sys 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, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted TrueType font file that triggers incorrect memory allocation, aka "Font Resource Refcount Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
80%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windowsaffected
windows windows-affected

References

CWEs

CWE-399 CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.