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 ·Due Jun 15, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 54.58%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- sp3
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
May 25, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 54.58% (0.54577) | 98.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 54.86% (0.54856) | 98.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 47.40% (0.47399) | 98.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 50.80% (0.50795) | 97.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 34.27% (0.34269) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 36.75% (0.36747) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 35.22% (0.35224) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 29.56% (0.29560) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.68% (0.19679) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.18% (0.34181) | 95.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.68% (0.19679) | 94.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.93% (0.23927) | 96.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 12.48% (0.12477) | 95.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00739) | 80.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00739) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.55% (0.29551) | 97.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 12, 2022 | 29.55% (0.29551) | 97.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 27.65% (0.27647) | 97.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 26.18% (0.26176) | 95.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMNot ApplicableVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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