(MS11-089) Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602)
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-1983
Advisory Date: DEC 14, 2011
DESCRIPTION
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 and Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2596785)
- Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2589320)
- Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2589320)
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (KB2644347)
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