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Microsoft Windows / Office Korean Input Method Editor Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA18859
Release Date: 2006-02-14
Last Update: 2006-02-16
Popularity: 17,589 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools
Microsoft Office 2003 Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
Microsoft OneNote 2003
Microsoft Project 2003
Microsoft Visio 2003

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Ryan Lee has reported a vulnerability in various Microsoft products, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain escalated privileges or compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Korean Input Method Editor (IME), which causes it to run notepad.exe with SYSTEM privileges when a person displays the "About Korean IME" dialog box and chooses the read the EULA.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges, but requires access to a login prompt either locally or via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).

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