Detections
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MS08-043 / MS08-051: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066 / 949785) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 50058
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is affected by several vulnerabilities.If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel or PowerPoint file, these issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2004 for Mac and Office 2008 for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-043
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms08-051
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 50058
File Name: macosx_ms_office_aug2008.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/20/2010
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3006
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac
Required KB Items: Host/uname, Host/MacOSX/packages
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1455, CVE-2008-3003, CVE-2008-3004, CVE-2008-3005, CVE-2008-3006