Microsoft Windows On-Screen Keyboard Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2975685)
🗓️ 09 Jul 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Windows operating system allows a malicious intruder to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. | 6 Jul 201600:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2014-2781 | 29 Jul 202612:01 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2014-2781 | 8 Jul 201422:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2014-2781 | 8 Jul 201422:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2014-2808 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| MS14-039: Vulnerability in the on-screen keyboard could allow elevation of privilege: July 8, 2014 | 8 Jul 201400:00 | – | mskb | |
| KLA10601 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft products | 11 Nov 201400:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| CVE-2014-2781 | 8 Jul 201422:55 | – | nvd | |
| Privilege escalation | 8 Jul 201422:55 | – | prion | |
| Microsoft Windows multiple security vulnerabilities | 21 Jul 201400:00 | – | securityvulns |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2973201 |
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/kb/2973906 |
| technet | www.technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-039 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/68397 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804472");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2781");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-07-09 08:30:57 +0530 (Wed, 09 Jul 2014)");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Microsoft Windows On-Screen Keyboard Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2975685)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS14-039");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is triggered when executing the On-Screen keyboard from within the
context of a low integrity process.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to gain escalated
privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 8 x32/x64
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 x32/x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2
- Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Vista x32/x64 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Service Pack 1 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32/x64 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2973201");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68397");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2973906");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-039");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008:3, win2008r2:2, win8:1,
win8x64:1, win2012:1, win2012R2:1, win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath){
exit(0);
}
win32SysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\win32k.sys");
if(!win32SysVer){
exit(0);
}
## Currently not supporting for Vista and Windows Server 2008 64 bit
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.19119") ||
version_in_range(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.0.6002.23000", test_version2:"6.0.6002.23419")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.18512") ||
version_in_range(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.22000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.22721")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(win8:1, win2012:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.17025")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
## Win 8.1
if(hotfix_check_sp(win8_1:1, win8_1x64:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.17025") ||
version_in_range(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.2.9600.21000", test_version2:"6.2.9200.21141") ||
version_in_range(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.3.9600.16000", test_version2:"6.3.9600.16670")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
## Win 2012R2
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2012R2:1) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:win32SysVer, test_version:"6.2.9200.17025")){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
exit(0);
}
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