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CVE-2014-4060

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."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4060 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-08-12T21:55:07.833

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	windows_media_center	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	No
Application	microsoft	windows_media_center_tv_pack	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	*	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/60671 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69093 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-043 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60671 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69093 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-043 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.