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Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability-2839571 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Mac OS X Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-051.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error when processing PNG files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Office 2011 on Mac OS X
Solution
Solution
Apply the patch from the referenced advisory.