Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista Input Method Editor access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Input Method Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 11/11/2014 by Vitaly Kamluk and Costin Raiu with Microsoft as MS14-078 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4077 since 06/12/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79137 (MS14-078: Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122828 (Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS14-078)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/25/2022 with a due date of 06/15/2022:

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Applying the patch MS14-078 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (107), Tenable (79137), SecurityFocus (BID 70966†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031196†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47033†). Similar entries are available at VDB-68192, VDB-68194 and VDB-68196.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 79137
Nessus Name: MS14-078: Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)
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OpenVAS ID: 803972
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office IME (Japanese) Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2992719)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-078
Researcher: Vitaly Kamluk, Costin Raiu
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4077 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 70966 - RETIRED: Microsoft November 2014 Advance Notification Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031196 - Microsoft Input Method Editor (Japanese) Sandbox Bypass Flaw Lets Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 47033 - [MS14-078] Microsoft Windows IME for Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - CVE-2014-4077, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2014 05:49 PM
Updated: 12/16/2024 05:39 AM
Changes: 11/12/2014 05:49 PM (72), 04/07/2017 03:00 PM (11), 02/24/2022 05:35 PM (2), 02/24/2022 05:43 PM (1), 04/26/2024 03:27 PM (26), 06/28/2024 09:59 PM (12), 07/10/2024 04:23 PM (2), 09/09/2024 10:30 PM (1), 12/16/2024 05:39 AM (2)
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