CVE-2014-2780

Severity

69%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

165%

DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application, aka "DirectShow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application, aka "DirectShow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 10 years ago

2014-07-08 22:55:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-05-15 17:17:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

References

20140716 VUPEN Security Research - Microsoft Windows "DirectShow" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Pwn2Own 2014)

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

68392

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

MS14-041

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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