MS14-078: Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)

high Nessus Plugin ID 79137

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) (Japanese) component that is triggered when loading dictionary files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, resulting in a sandbox escape and an escalation of privileges in the context of the current user.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, and Office 2007 SP3.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-078

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79137

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-078.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/12/2014

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-4077

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2014

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4077

BID: 70944

IAVA: 2014-A-0179

MSFT: MS14-078

MSKB: 2889913, 2991963