Detections
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MS09-017 / MS09-021 / MS09-027: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967340 / 969462 / 969514) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 50062
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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, PowerPoint, or Word 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, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms09-017
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms09-021
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms09-027
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 50062
File Name: macosx_ms_office_jun2009.nasl
Version: 1.26
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: Critical
Score: 9.6
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-2009-0565
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2004::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2008::mac, cpe:/a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:::mac
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages, Host/uname
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2009
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0224, CVE-2009-0549, CVE-2009-0557, CVE-2009-0558, CVE-2009-0560, CVE-2009-0561, CVE-2009-0563, CVE-2009-0565