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CVE-2014-6352: Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability

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Summary

Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object.

CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

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.

The CVE record, via NVD · published 22 Oct 2014 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
ProductAffectedFixed in
n/a n/an/a—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since25 Feb 2022
Due date for US federal agencies25 Aug 2022
Used in ransomware campaignsUnknown
Required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.17.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored by NVD

References

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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