CVE-2014-2780 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application in Windows DirectShow.
- 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-2014-2780?
CVE-2014-2780 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 8 Jul 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
DirectShow in Microsoft 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 local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application, aka "DirectShow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2780?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2780?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2780 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2780 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-62ff-rg8c-pq4j.