Detections
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MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 56178
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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 Excel that is affected by several vulnerabilities.If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel 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, Office 2008 for Mac, Office for Mac 2011, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-072
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 56178
File Name: macosx_ms11-072.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/14/2011
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::mac
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2011