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CVE-2014-4971

Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not validate addresses in certain IRP handler routines, which allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted address in an IOCTL call, related to (1) the MQAC.sys driver in the MQ Access Control subsystem and (2) the BthPan.sys driver in the Bluetooth Personal Area Networking subsystem.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4971 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from microsoft 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

2014-07-26T15:55:04.387

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128674/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Personal-Area-Networking-BthPan.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/96 Exploit ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/97 Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60974 Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34112 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34131 ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34982 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/109387 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532843/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532844/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68764 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031025 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-062 ([email protected])
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-002.txt Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-003.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128674/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Personal-Area-Networking-BthPan.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/96 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/97 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60974 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34112 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34131 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34982 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/109387 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532843/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532844/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68764 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031025 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-062 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-002.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-003.txt Exploit (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.