(MS14-001) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2916605)
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-0258,CVE-2014-0259,CVE-2014-0260
Advisory Date: JAN 16, 2014
DESCRIPTION
This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected version of Microsoft Word or other affected Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current 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 2003 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office 2013 RT
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Word Viewer
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013
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