high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2014-4077
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-05-25. Federal due date: 2022-06-15.
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Impact
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.EXE (aka IME for Japanese) is installed, allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document, aka "Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in 2014.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Office 2007 Ime | Version sp3 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | All versions Version r2 |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077