Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2017-8566ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:41206 | Date: (C)2017-07-12 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Input Method Editor (IME) when IME improperly handles parameters in a method of a DCOM class.The DCOM server is a Windows component installed regardless of which languages/IMEs are enabled. An attacker can instantiate the DCOM class and exploit the system even if IME is not enabled.To exploit this vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Windows IME handles parameters in a method of a DCOM class.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |