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CVE-2014-4114 Detail

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/ CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/60972 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/ CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114 CISA-ADP

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-4114
NVD Published Date:
10/15/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/21/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation