Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office parses specially crafted Office files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-051
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