CVE-2014-1819 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a double-fetch vulnerability in the Windows font handling kernel driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-1819?
CVE-2014-1819 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 12 Aug 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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 does not properly control access to objects associated with font files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted file, aka "Font Double-Fetch Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1819?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-1819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1819 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm9j-7399-7fpm.