Win23k TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0159)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-0159,MS12-034
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
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."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1005008
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1005008 - Win23k TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0159)
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft office 2003
- microsoft office 2007
- microsoft office 2010
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.50401.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.50524.00
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.50826.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.50917.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.51204.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.60129.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.60310.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.60531.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.0.60831.0
- microsoft silverlight 4.1.10111.0
- microsoft silverlight 5.0.60401.0
- microsoft silverlight 5.0.60818.0
- microsoft silverlight 5.0.61118.0
- microsoft windows_7 -
- microsoft windows_8 consumer_preview
- microsoft windows_server_2008
- microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
- microsoft windows_vista -
- microsoft windows_xp
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