MS12-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2731879)

high Nessus Plugin ID 61532

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Office.

Description

The remote Windows host has a version of Microsoft Office that is potentially affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.
Specially crafted Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) graphics files can be used to exploit this vulnerability and allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007 and 2010.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-057

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 61532

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-057.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/15/2012

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2524

BID: 54876

IAVB: 2012-B-0075

MSFT: MS12-057

MSKB: 2553260, 2589322, 2596615, 2596754, 2687501, 2687510