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MS12-064: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2742319)

high Nessus Plugin ID 62459

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Synopsis

A Microsoft Office component installed on the remote host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Office, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Office Web Apps, and/or Microsoft Share Point Server installed on the remote host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities :

 - A flaw in the way Microsoft Word handles Word files can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word file.
 (CVE-2012-0182)

 - A flaw in the way Microsoft Office handles RTF files can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted RTF document.
 (CVE-2012-2528)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2003, 2007, 2010, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Office Web Apps and Microsoft SharePoint Server.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-064

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62459

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-064.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 10/10/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: 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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack, cpe:/a:microsoft:word, cpe:/a:microsoft:word_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_web_apps, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0182, CVE-2012-2528

BID: 55780, 55781