| Severity | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2014-4113 |
| CVSSv3 |
8.2 [CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C] |
| CWE ID |
CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
Windows Server Windows |
| Vulnerable software versions |
Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows RT 8.1 Windows RT Windows 8 Show more |
| Vendor URL | Microsoft |
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by kernel-mode driver (win32k.sys). A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to gain elevated privileges and take complete control of the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-058