Detections
Analytics
MS08-014 / MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949029 / 949030) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 50056
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is affected by several vulnerabilities.If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel or Office file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2004 for Mac and Office 2008 for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-014
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-016
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 50056
File Name: macosx_ms_office_mar2008.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/20/2010
Updated: 7/24/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-0118
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0081, CVE-2008-0111, CVE-2008-0112, CVE-2008-0114, CVE-2008-0115, CVE-2008-0116, CVE-2008-0117, CVE-2008-0118