Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-02-25
• EPSS: 77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]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.

CISA: Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 25 Aug 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on blogs.technet.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
• Patch on docs.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
• Patch on technet.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-securit…Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
• secunia.com/advisories/61803Broken Link
• twitter.com/ohjeongwook/statuses/524795124270653440Third Party Advisory
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/70690Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.securitytracker.com/id/1031097Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-064PatchVendor Advisory
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97714Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3010060PatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource