Microsoft Office IME (Chinese) Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026416 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026416
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-2010
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 13 2011
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via local system, Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2010 SP1; and prior service packs
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese). A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can can invoke the Microsoft Pinyin (MSPY) Input Method Editor (IME) for Simplified Chinese toolbar to load Internet Explorer with system-level privileges.
Yang Yanbei reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain system privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), Microsoft Pinyin IME 2010 (32-bit version):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d812621e-c35a-4cb0-ba26-928363f3422d
Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), Microsoft Pinyin IME 2010 (64-bit version):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c8d3ac17-5aca-4da3-961f-b753be4a3634
Microsoft Office Pinyin SimpleFast Style 2010 and Microsoft Office Pinyin New Experience Style 2010 (32-bit version):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=91a998eb-ae00-460c-95db-ae57296418ef
Microsoft Office Pinyin SimpleFast Style 2010 and Microsoft Office Pinyin New Experience Style 2010 (64-bit version):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=91a998eb-ae00-460c-95db-ae57296418ef
A restart may be required.
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-088
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Vendor URL: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-088 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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