CVE-2014-6352 Microsoft Windows Code Injection

Exploited in the wild High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted OLE objects in Microsoft Windows, requiring immediate patching.

Exploited in the wild
Since 25 Feb 2022
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-6352?

CVE-2014-6352 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 22 Oct 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

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, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6352?

It affects 8 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2014-6352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 25 Aug 2022.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2014-6352 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2014-6352 in the wild since at least 25 Feb 2022.

Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules and 6 Exploit-DB entries.

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hcj8-r3vf-4jr7.

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