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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS14-040 Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975684) Windows Server Important 09-07-2014

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs onto a system and runs a specially crafted application.
Detailed Information on the risk:

A vulnerability exists in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) that could allow elevation of privilege. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system.


Further information on this exploit is available at : MS14-040

Affected Software

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
Windows RT[3]
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)