Font Resource Refcount Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Windows Operating Systems

Font Resource Refcount Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Windows Operating Systems

CVE-2012-1867 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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."

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