CVE-2014-4148 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 59.9% (pctl 99)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-15.
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 59.85% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2014-10-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-25 |
| Due | 2022-06-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70429
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96995
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70429
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96995
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4148
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