CVE-2014-4114

Published: Oct 15, 2014Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp

commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation

Windows 7 Service Pack 1On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

windows vistaOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows 8.1On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

windows rtOn-premOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

windows rt 8.1On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Server 2012On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Vista Service Pack 2On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Mar 3, 2022

Remediation due:Mar 24, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

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References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx

blogs.technet.com

http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/

isightpartners.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/60972

secunia.com

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