CVE-2014-4118: microsoft windows_7 Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4118 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft windows_7. EPSS estimates a 13.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 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 or cause a denial of service (system-state corruption) via crafted XML content, aka "MSXML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.