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MS11-089 / MS11-094 / MS11-096 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602 / 2639142 / 2640241) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 57286
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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 the following vulnerabilities :- A use-after-free vulnerability could be triggered when reading a specially crafted Word file. (CVE-2011-1983)
- A memory corruption vulnerability could be triggered when reading a specially crafted Excel file.
(CVE-2011-3403)
- A memory corruption vulnerability could be triggered when reading an invalid record in a specially crafted PowerPoint file. (CVE-2011-3413)
If a remote attacker can trick a user into opening a malicious file using the affected install, these vulnerabilities could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Office for Mac 2011, Office 2008 for Mac, and Office 2004 for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-089
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-094
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-096
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 57286
File Name: macosx_ms_office_dec2011.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 12/13/2011
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
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:2004::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011::mac
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2011
Exploitable With
Core Impact