Actively exploited · Published Oct 15, 2014 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2014-4148

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity code injection in Windows from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 25, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 59.9% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)59.9%top 0.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since May 25, 2022

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 15, 2022.

Official 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."

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
60970 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
70429 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
MS14-058 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
ms-kmd-cve20144148-code-exec(96995) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4148 government-resource