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MS15-012: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3032328)
high Nessus Plugin ID 81265
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Windows host has a version of Microsoft Office, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer, SharePoint Server, or Microsoft Office Web Apps that is affected by one or more remote code execution vulnerabilities due to Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel improperly handling objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007, 2010, 2013, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer, SharePoint Server, and Office Web Apps.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-012
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 81265
File Name: smb_nt_ms15-012.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 2/10/2015
Updated: 2/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
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:word_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2015