CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-4148

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2014-10-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel-mode driver improperly handles TrueType fonts.

Added to KEV
2022-05-25
Remediation due
2022-06-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4148
Status
Analyzed
Published
2014-10-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-94

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."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows vista

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness

References