CVE-2014-4148: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4148 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 25-05-2022. EPSS estimates a 59.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-10-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-05-2022
   Added to CISA KEVMicrosoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
3. 15-06-2022
   CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
4. 22-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• 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.