microsoft windows-server-2008 CVE-2014-6332 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on November 11, 2014

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OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by an array-redimensioning attempt that triggers improper handling of a size value in the SafeArrayDimen function, aka "Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerabil vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to remotely execute code via a crafted web site.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2014-6332 is exploitable with network 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:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2014-6332 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
94.09%
Percentile
99.90%

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.