CVE-2014-4077: Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)54.6% · higher than 99% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildYes

CISA KEVListed May 25, 2022

Federal remediation dueJun 15, 2022

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

O2

Office 2007 Ime · Microsoft

sp3 · source: NVD

W7

Windows 7 · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

WS

Windows Server 2003 · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

WS

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft

r2; r2 · source: NVD

WV

Windows Vista · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: NVD

IM

Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese · Microsoft

All versions, or not specified · source: KEV