CVE-2014-4148
HIGH KEVWindows win32k.sys - Remote Code Execution via Crafted TrueType Font
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2014-4148 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added May 25, 2022.
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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 TrueType font, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Not Applicable x_refsource_confirm
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
Broken Link third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70429
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96995
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4148
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.5572
EPSS Percentile
98.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2022-05-25
VulnCheck KEV
2014-10-14
InTheWild.io
2014-10-14
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2014-4079
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (11)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
r2
... and 1 more
Published
Oct 15, 2014
KEV Added
May 25, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026