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Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability-2680352 (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
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-029.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error when parsing Rich Text Format (RTF) data and can be exploited to corrupt memory.
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.