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CVE-2014-4971

Published: Jul 26, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
23.0%
Top 2.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
6 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not validate addresses in certain IRP handler routines, which allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted address in an IOCTL call, related to (1) the MQAC.sys driver in the MQ Access Control subsystem and (2) the BthPan.sys driver in the Bluetooth Personal Area Networking subsystem.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
windows xpOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows XP Service Pack 3On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2OS
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

6 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
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