Risk
High
Date Discovered
February 14, 2006
Description
Microsoft Windows Korean Input Method Editor is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
Successful exploitation can allow local attackers to completely compromise a vulnerable computer.
Technologies Affected
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP1
- Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
Recommendations
Permit local access for trusted individuals only. Where possible, use restricted environments and restricted shells.
Allow only trusted individuals to have local interactive access to a vulnerable computer.
Microsoft has released updates to address this vulnerability in supported versions of the Windows operating system.
Credits
Discovered by Ryan Lee.
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