Microsoft OLE Automation Array Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Summary
Credit:
The information has been provided by Robert Freeman of IBM X-Force.
Details
Vulnerable Systems:
* 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
Microsoft Windows could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improperly accessing an object in memory. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Microsoft Office file containing the malicious OLE object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the victim.
CVE Information:
CVE-2014-6332
Disclosure Timeline:
Original release date: 11/11/2014
Last revised: 12/02/2014