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Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability-3000434 (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
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS14-061.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an unspecified error when handling Microsoft Word files and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Office 2011 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.