PT-2011-3548 · Microsoft · Office Input Method Editor+1

Yang Yanbei · Published 2011-12-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2011-2010

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office Input Method Editor (IME) for Simplified Chinese versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the Microsoft Office Input Method Editor (IME) for Simplified Chinese, which does not properly restrict access to configuration options. This allows local users to gain privileges via the Microsoft Pinyin IME toolbar.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2010

Affected Products

Office Input Method Editor

Pinyin Ime

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2010 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-088 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html · Note