Microsoft Office File Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1032295 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1032295
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-1682, CVE-2015-1683
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Oct 14 2015
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Original Entry Date: May 12 2015
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2; 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1; Office for Mac 2011
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities were reported in Microsoft Office. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system [CVE-2015-1682]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Office 2007 SP3 is not affected.
3S Labs (via HP's Zero Day Initiative) reported this vulnerability.
A remote user can create a specially crafted Office file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system [CVE-2015-1683]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Only Office 2007 SP3 is affected.
Jack Tang of Trend Micro reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
A patch matrix is available in the vendor's advisory.
[Editor's note: On May 19, 2015, Microsoft issued a new fix (Microsoft Office for Mac 14.5.1 update) to correct an unspecified issue.]
[Editor's note: On June 9, 2015, the vendor re-released bulletin MS15-046 to properly fix CVE-2015-1682 for Microsoft Office 2010. Users of Microsoft Office 2010 should install these new security updates.]
[Editor's note: On October 13, 2015, the vendor re-released bulletin MS15-046 to announce a new update (3085544) for Microsoft Office 2007 to address issues with the previously-released update (2965282).]
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-046
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Vendor URL: technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-046 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (macOS/OS X), Windows (Any)
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