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Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - Oct17 (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

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is missing an important security update for Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OSX according to Microsoft security update October 2017

Insight

Insight

The flaw exist when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OS X

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Apply the patch from the referenced advisory.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)