(MS14-083) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347)

  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-6360
  Advisory Date: DEC 10, 2014

  DESCRIPTION

This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open or preview a specially crafted Microsoft Excel file in an affected version of Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Excel 2007
  • Microsoft Excel 2010
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 and Microsoft Excel 2013 RT
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack