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Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Nov20 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mac OS X Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update for Microsoft Office on Mac OSX according to Microsoft security update November 2020.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to microsoft excel software fails to properly handle specially crafted Office file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Office 2019 on Mac OS X.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 16.43 (Build 20110804) for Microsoft Office 2019. Please see the references for more information.