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CVE-2014-6317

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-129

Description

Array index error in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted TrueType font, aka "Denial of Service in Windows Kernel Mode Driver Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70949
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-079
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70949
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-079

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