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MS15-033: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3048019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 82767
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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 has a version of Microsoft Word installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of HTML strings. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by convincing a user to open a file or visit a website containing specially crafted content, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-1639)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to improper handling rich text format files in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file using the affected software, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
(CVE-2015-1641)
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Office for Mac 2011.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82767
File Name: macosx_ms15-033_office_2011.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/14/2015
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.8
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:word_for_mac:2011, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011::mac, x-cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_for_mac_for_office_365
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2015
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1639, CVE-2015-1641