CVE-2014-4114
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Microsoft 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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October 2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object.
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Remediation due: 2022-03-24
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114
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