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Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities - 2720184 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-076.
Insight
Insight
- An error when processing the 'SerAuxErrBar' record can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file. - An input validation error can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted file. - A use-after-free error when processing the 'SST' record can be exploited via a specially crafted file. - An error when processing certain data structures can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.