CVE-2014-6352 — Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-02-25. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2014-10-22T14:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-22T00:05:34.995Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2022-02-25
• BOD 22-01 due: 2022-08-25

09References

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97714
• twitter.com — http://twitter.com/ohjeongwook/statuses/524795124270653440
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/61803
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-06…
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031097
• blogs.technet.com — http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-novembe…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70690
• technet.microsoft.com — https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3010060