Vulnerabilities > Microsoft > Windows 8 > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2015-01-13 CVE-2015-0002 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft products
The AhcVerifyAdminContext function in ahcache.sys in the Application Compatibility component in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 does not verify that an impersonation token is associated with an administrative account, which allows local users to gain privileges by running AppCompatCache.exe with a crafted DLL file, aka MSRC ID 20544 or "Microsoft Application Compatibility Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-264
7.2
2014-11-18 CVE-2014-6324 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges via a forged signature in a ticket, as exploited in the wild in November 2014, aka "Kerberos Checksum Vulnerability."
network
low complexity
microsoft
8.8
2014-11-11 CVE-2014-6317 Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Microsoft products
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."
network
microsoft CWE-129
7.1
2014-10-22 CVE-2014-6352 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.
local
low complexity
microsoft
7.8
2014-10-15 CVE-2014-4148 Code Injection vulnerability in Microsoft products
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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
network
low complexity
microsoft CWE-94
8.8
2014-10-15 CVE-2014-4114 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
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 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October 2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft
7.8
2014-10-15 CVE-2014-4113 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft
7.8
2014-09-10 CVE-2014-4074 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft products
The Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via an application that schedules a crafted task, aka "Task Scheduler Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-264
7.2
2014-08-12 CVE-2014-1819 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft products
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 does not properly control access to objects associated with font files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted file, aka "Font Double-Fetch Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-264
7.2
2014-08-12 CVE-2014-1814 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Microsoft products
The Windows Installer 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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that invokes the repair feature for a different application, aka "Windows Installer Repair Vulnerability."
local
low complexity
microsoft CWE-264
7.2