CVE-2014-4148

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

15/10/2014

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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."

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

8.80

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

9.30

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::

CVE-2014-4148

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools