CVE-2014-0301 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2014-0301?

CVE-2014-0301 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 12 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in qedit.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image, aka "DirectShow Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0301?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2014-0301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7

• CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g64g-4rgj-357m.