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MS12-076: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720184) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 62909
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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 Excel that is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles memory when opening Excel files. (CVE-2012-1885)
- A memory corruption vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles memory when opening Excel files. (CVE-2012-1886)
- A use-after-free vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles memory when opening Excel files. (CVE-2012-1887)
- A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles data structures while parsing Excel files. (CVE-2012-2543)
If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel file, it may be possible to leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office for Mac 2011 and Office 2008 for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-076
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 62909
File Name: macosx_ms12-076.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 11/14/2012
Updated: 11/27/2023
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1885, CVE-2012-1886, CVE-2012-1887, CVE-2012-2543