VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-4077
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability54.58%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2014-11-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Microsoft / Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese
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.
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource