#VU6479 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS - CVE-2017-0265

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#VU6479 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS - CVE-2017-0265

Published: May 9, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6479
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0265
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Office files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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