⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-05-25. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-06-15. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2014-4077 — Microsoft Windows Server 2008 vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
50.8%
top 2.13%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-05-25
Due 2022-06-15
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Timeline
PublishedNov 11
KEV addedMay 25
KEV dueJun 15
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5rf9-j2cv-922c: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2014
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2022-05-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Update Tuesday November 2014: Fixes for 3 0-day Vulnerabilities↗2014-11-11
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Talos
Microsoft Update Tuesday November 2014: Fixes for 3 0-day Vulnerabilities↗2014-11-11
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