CVE-2014-4114

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: October 15, 2014 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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 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."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

21 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
92.3%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-03-24

Affected Vendors

microsoft