CVE-2014-4064
The kernel-mode drivers in 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 do not properly handle use of the paged kernel pool for allocation of uninitialized memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about kernel addresses via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Pool Allocation Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-3995)
- Published
- August 12, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3995 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows 8
- microsoft / windows 8.1
- microsoft / windows rt
- microsoft / windows rt 8.1
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows vista
Certified products that may be affected
16 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10620-2015 - archived
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
See all 16 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60673(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69144(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-045(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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