Detections
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MS13-051: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2839571) (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 66868
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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 has a version of Microsoft Office for Mac that contains a buffer overflow vulnerability because certain Microsoft Office components for processing PNG files do not properly handle memory allocation.If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Office file, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Office for Mac 2011.See Also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-051
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66868
File Name: macosx_ms13-051.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 6/11/2013
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-2013-1331
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: 6/11/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2013
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/22/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1331
BID: 60408