Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH 8.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2014-4148 · Published 15/10/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25/05/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

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."

References

blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx · Not Applicable
secunia.com/advisories/60970 · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/70429 · Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96995 · Third Party Advisory
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2014-4148

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