CVE-2014-4077
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.546 · 99 %ileEURUUSadded 2022-05-25remediate by 2022-06-15
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS14-078cnnvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078enisa_euvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxNot ApplicableVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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