Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2014-6352
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, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.
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: 0.775 (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: 0.775 · newest: 0.775 · 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
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97714 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- twitter.com/ohjeongwook/statuses/524795124270653440 (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61803 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-064 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031097 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014… (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70690 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3010060 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-6352?
- CVE-2014-6352 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2014-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2014-6352?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-6352 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-6352 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.