THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-0263
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-0263

Windows 7 vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
18.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The Direct2D implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 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 large 2D geometric figure that is encountered with Internet Explorer, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 7
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2014-02-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 18.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0263

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 7 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0263.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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