microsoft windows-server-2012 CVE-2014-4114 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on October 15, 2014

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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."

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2014-4114 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2014-4114

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Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 
Microsoft Windows Rt
 
Microsoft Windows 8.1
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
 
Microsoft Windows 7
 
Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1
 
Microsoft Windows Vista
 
Microsoft Windows 8
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
92.35%
Percentile
99.72%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.