Detections
Analytics
MS14-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2949660) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 73414
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.Description
The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Microsoft Word that is affected by one or more unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities.By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, it may be possible for a remote attacker to take complete control of the system or execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Office for Mac 2011.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-017
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 73414
File Name: macosx_ms14-017.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/8/2014
Updated: 11/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1761
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011::mac
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2014
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 8/15/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (MS14-017 Microsoft Word RTF Object Confusion)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1761
BID: 66385