Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2014-4064

The kernel-mode drivers in 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 do not properly handle use of the paged kernel pool for allocation of uninitialized memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about kernel addresses via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Pool Allocation Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
Microsoft Windows_vista
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)