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CVE-2012-0156

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-03-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

DirectWrite in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly render Unicode characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a (1) instant message or (2) web site, aka "DirectWrite Application Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://osvdb.org/80003
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-019
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14807
• http://osvdb.org/80003
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-019
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14807

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