Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2012-2897
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."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.217 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 22.0.1229.0, 22.0.1229.1, 22.0.1229.2
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8
- Microsoft Windows_rt
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2897?
- CVE-2012-2897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2012-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2012-2897?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.