Description
This detection identifies exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2014-4114, which has a HIGH severity rating. 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 cyberattackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a Sandworm attack in June through October 2014, aka Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Stats
- First seen
- January 2022
- Last seen
- October 2026
CVEs
Alert name variants
| Alert Name |
|---|
| Document-OLE.Exploit.CVE-2014-4114 |
| Exploit.CVE-2014-4114.A |
| Exploit.CVE-2014-4114.Gen |
| Script-Python.Exploit.CVE-2014-4114 |
| Win32.Exploit.CVE-2014-4114 |