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, 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."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 94.9% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added March 25, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-6216)
- Published
- November 11, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on March 25, 2022; federal remediation due April 15, 2022.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-6216 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134053/Avant-Browser-Lite-Ultimate-Remote-Code-Execution.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134061/The-World-Browser-3.0-Final-Remote-Code-Execution.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134062/HTML-Compiler-Remote-Code-Execution.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134064/Microsoft-Compiled-HTML-Help-Remote-Code-Execution.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134079/Winamp-Bento-Browser-Remote-Code-Execution.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://securityintelligence.com/ibm-x-force-researcher-finds-significant-vulnerability-in-microsoft-windows(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158647(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70952(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031184(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-318B(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-064(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://forsec.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ms14_064_ie_olerce.rb_.txt(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6332(US Government Resource)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37668/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37800/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38500/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38512/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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