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CVE-2014-4148: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2014-4148 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 7. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel-mode driver (win32k.sys) due to improper handling of TrueType fonts. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted font file, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
  • Microsoft Windows RT Gold, 8.1

Timeline

  • 2014-10-14: exploited: Exploited in the wild in October 2014.
  • 2014-10-14: patched: Microsoft released security bulletin MS14-058.
  • 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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