Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)
🗓️ 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-4077 | 11 Nov 201400:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| The vulnerability of the Input Method Editor (IME) component in Windows operating systems, which allows a hacker to exploit their privileges | 13 Oct 202100:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2014-4077 | 14 Jun 202321:10 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 25 May 202200:00 | – | cisa_kev | |
| CVE-2014-4077 | 11 Nov 201422:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2014-4077 | 11 Nov 201422:00 | – | cvelist | |
| KLA10601 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft products | 11 Nov 201400:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| KLA10616 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office | 9 Dec 201400:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| CVE-2014-4077 | 11 Nov 201422:55 | – | nvd | |
| Microsoft Windows IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719) | 12 Nov 201400:00 | – | openvas |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804883");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-4077");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-06-28 17:28:11 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jun 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-11-13 15:00:11 +0530 (Thu, 13 Nov 2014)");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a moderate security
update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-078.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Error in 'IMJPDCT.EXE', which 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.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attacker to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2992719");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70944");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2889913");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-078");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/Ver");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
offVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");
if(!offVer){
exit(0);
}
if(offVer =~ "^12\..*")
{
key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IMEJP\12.0";
if(!registry_key_exists(key:key)){
exit(0);
}
path = registry_get_sz(key:key + "\directories", item:"ModulePath");
if(!path){
exit(0);
}
fileVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path, file_name:"Imjputyc.dll");
if(!fileVer){
exit(0);
}
if(version_in_range(version:fileVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6652.4999"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:fileVer, vulnerable_range:"12.0 - 12.0.6652.4999", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
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