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FKIE_CVE-2014-4114

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-10-15 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:09
Summary
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."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/Exploit
secure@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/60972Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/60972Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114US Government Resource

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:09:27.550",
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