CVE-2014-1767
Double free vulnerability in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) in afd.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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) in afd.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, aka "Ancillary Function Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 12.69% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 15 February 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- 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 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 12.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-39525source ↗ | Microsoft Windows 7 (x64) - 'afd.sys' Dangling Pointer Privilege Escalation (MS14-040)windows_x86-64 · Rick Larabee | local | 7 March 2016 | no |
| EDB-39446source ↗ | Microsoft Windows 7 (x86) - 'afd.sys' Dangling Pointer Privilege Escalation (MS14-040)windows_x86 · Rick Larabee | local | 15 February 2016 | no |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68394VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-220/VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-040
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39446/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39525/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68394VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-220/VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-040
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39446/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39525/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.