CVE-2014-4077

Published: Nov 11, 2014Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp

commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation

office 2007 imeOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Windows 7 Service Pack 1On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2OS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core Installation)On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

windows vistaOS

Operating Systems / windows

Windows Vista Service Pack 2On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3Desktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)On-premOS

Operating Systems / windows

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:May 25, 2022

Remediation due:Jun 15, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197

securitytracker.com

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

blogs.technet.com

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

docs.microsoft.com

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