CVE-2012-2897 is a critical memory handling vulnerability in kernel-mode drivers across multiple Microsoft Windows versions, including XP through Windows 8 and Server 2012. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TrueType font file, affecting applications like Google Chrome. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity and high EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 22.0.1229.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.