Is CVE-2012-0156 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0156 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0156?

CVE-2012-0156 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0156?

CVE-2012-0156 has an EPSS score of 14.80% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0156

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

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."

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

14.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.