Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2014-4114
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."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.816 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.816 · newest: 0.816 · change: 0.000
Affected products
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-… (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/ (Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/60972 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero… (Exploit)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4114?
- CVE-2014-4114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2014-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2014-4114?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-4114 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-4114 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.