{"id":"CVE-2014-4060","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-4060","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T06:53:25.339Z","title":"Use-after-free vulnerability in MCPlayer.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Media Center for Windows 8 and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that…","description":"Use-after-free vulnerability in MCPlayer.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Media Center for Windows 8 and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document that triggers deletion of a CSyncBasePlayer object, aka \"CSyncBasePlayer Use After Free Vulnerability.\"","published":"2014-08-12T21:55:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:09:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["microsoft/windows media center","microsoft/windows media center tv pack"],"epss":{"score":0.23498,"percentile":0.97805,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/60671","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69093","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-043","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/60671","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69093","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-043","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4060","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}