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Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)

🗓️ 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719) missing security updat

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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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