(MS15-033) Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3048019)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-1649,CVE-2015-1651,CVE-2015-1650
Advisory Date: AUG 16, 2015
DESCRIPTION
This security update addresses vulnerabilities found existing in Microsoft Office, which could allow remote code execution thus compromising the security of the system once a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file.
SOLUTION
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Outlook for Mac for Office 365
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
- 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
- Microsoft Word Viewer
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