VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-4971
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability23.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not validate addresses in certain IRP handler routines, which allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted address in an IOCTL call, related to (1) the MQAC.sys driver in the MQ Access Control subsystem and (2) the BthPan.sys driver in the Bluetooth Personal Area Networking subsystem.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org