(MS12-058) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server WebReady Document Viewing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2740358)
Publish date: August 15, 2012
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-1768,CVE-2012-3110,CVE-2012-1766,CVE-2012-1767,CVE-2012-1769,CVE-2012-1770,CVE-2012-1771,CVE-2012-1772,CVE-2012-1773,CVE-2012-3106,CVE-2012-3107,CVE-2012-3108,CVE-2012-3109
Advisory Date: AUG 15, 2012
DESCRIPTION
This patch resolves several vulnerabilities that are present in the Microsoft Exchange Server WebReady Document View feature. Attackers who are looking to exploit this vulnerability may send a specially crafted file that can be viewed by a user using the Outlook Web Access in a browser. Microsoft recommends to disable WebReady Document View. Note that when the said view is disabled, users of Outlook Web Access are unable to preview contents of email attachments.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2
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