[PCWorks] Microsoft Office for Mac Presentation File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability-Unpatched

  • From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 01:10:37 -0500

TITLE:
Microsoft Office for Mac Presentation File Parsing Memory 
Corruption
Vulnerability

Criticality level:  Highly critical
Impact:  System access
Where:  From remote

Software:
 Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
 Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
 Microsoft Open XML File Format Converter for Mac

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
http://secunia.com/advisories/44539/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office for Mac, 
which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's 
system.

For more information see vulnerability #1 in:
http://secunia.com/SA44537/

SOLUTION:
Security updates are currently unavailable.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS11-036 (KB2545814):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-036.mspx


=========================
The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to 
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line.

To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to 
//www.freelists.org/list/pcworks .  You can also send an email to 
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line.  Your 
member list settings can be found at 
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks .  Once logged in, you have 
access to numerous other email options.  

The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ .  
All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to 
look for previous posts.
-zxdjhu-

Other related posts:

  • » [PCWorks] Microsoft Office for Mac Presentation File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability-Unpatched - Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin