Detections
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MS15-099: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089664) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 85878
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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 Office installed that is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file in Microsoft Office, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.Solution
Microsoft has released patches for Office for Mac 2011 and for Office 2016 for Mac.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 85878
File Name: macosx_ms15-099_office_2011.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/9/2015
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.0
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:excel_for_mac:2016, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2016:mac
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-2520, CVE-2015-2523