Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-4971
CVE-2014-4971
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- packetstormsecurity.com/files/128674/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Personal-Area-Networking-BthPan.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/96nvdExploit
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/97nvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34112nvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34982nvdExploit
- www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-002.txtnvdExploit
- www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-003.txtnvdExploit
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031025nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/60974nvdPermissions Required
- www.osvdb.org/109387nvdBroken Link
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34131nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532843/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532844/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68764nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-062nvd
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