# CVE-2014-4148

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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2014-4148
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-05-25; CISA due date 2022-06-15
- EPSS: 59.85% (percentile 99.1)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2014-10-15

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_8
- microsoft:windows_8.1
- microsoft:windows_rt
- microsoft:windows_rt_8.1
- microsoft:windows_server_2003
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_vista

## References

- [other] http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70429
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058
- [other] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96995
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4148

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