(MS15-059) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3064949)
Publish date: October 05, 2015
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-1770,CVE-2015-1760,CVE-2015-1759
Advisory Date: OCT 05, 2015
DESCRIPTION
This security update addresses vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution once a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. Once an attacker successfully exploited the vulnerabilities, he could execute arbitrary code thus compromising the security of the system.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
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