CVE-2014-6332
OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8,…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 94.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 25 Mar 2022
- 10Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
OleAut32.dll in OLE 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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by an array-redimensioning attempt that triggers improper handling of a size value in the SafeArrayDimen function, aka "Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 25 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 25 Mar 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 9 Exploit-DB entries for it. 4 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits14
Metasploit modules1 module
- MS14-064 Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/ms14_064_ole_code_executionRank gooddisclosed 13 Nov 2014
Exploit-DB9 entries
- The World Browser 3.0 Final - Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38512remote, windowspublished 22 Oct 2015Verified
- HTML Compiler - Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 38500remote, windowspublished 20 Oct 2015Verified
- Microsoft Windows HTA (HTML Application) - Remote Code Execution (MS14-064) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37800remote, windowspublished 17 Aug 2015Verified
- Internet Download Manager - OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37668remote, windowspublished 21 Jul 2015Not verified
- Havij - OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37400remote, windowspublished 27 Jun 2015Verified
- Acunetix 9.5 - OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 36516remote, windowspublished 27 Mar 2015Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer OLE Pre-IE11 - Automation Array Remote Code Execution / PowerShell VirtualAlloc (MS14-064) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35308remote, windowspublished 20 Nov 2014Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35229remote, windowspublished 13 Nov 2014Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer < 11 - OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35230remote, windowspublished 13 Nov 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit4 references
- 37668 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 37800 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 38512 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 38500 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 94.9% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- 37668 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 37800 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- VU#158647 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 38512 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- TA14-318B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS14-064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134062/HTML-Compiler-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 70952 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134064/Microsoft-Compiled-HTML-Help-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134053/Avant-Browser-Lite-Ultimate-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1031184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134061/The-World-Browser-3.0-Final-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://forsec.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ms14_064_ie_olerce.rb_.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134079/Winamp-Bento-Browser-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://securityintelligence.com/ibm-x-force-researcher-finds-significant-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 38500 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6332 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-6216 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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