CVE-2014-4077: Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Tue Nov 11 2014(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com

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