CVE-2014-4113

critical-risk
Published 2014-10-15

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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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82.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 18% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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4 public exploits available
35101, 46945, 39666 and 1 more
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (23)

Exploit http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-wind...
Not Applicable http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october...
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113167
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-P...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35101
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70364
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-05...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37064/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39666/
Exploit http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-wind...
Not Applicable http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october...
Broken Link http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113167
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-P...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35101
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70364
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-05...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113
and 3 more references
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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate