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CVE-2014-4077
HIGH
CISA KEV
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.
Published: Nov 11, 2014
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office_2007_ime | sp3 |
| microsoft | windows_7 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-5rf9-j2cv-922c
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows...
References (9)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077 US Government Resource
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.8 / 10
EPSS Score
54.58%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
77.6 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2022-05-25
Due Date:
2022-06-15
Required Action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Data Sources
NVD
CISA KEV
EPSS
GitHub