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CVE-2014-4077

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published11/11/2014

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductInput Method Editor (IME) Japanese

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-05-25

Remediation Due Date2022-06-15

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:office_2007_imemicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vista

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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