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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.2118 MS14-069 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution 12 November 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Microsoft Word 2007 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compability Pack SP3 Publisher: Microsoft Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2014-6335 CVE-2014-6334 CVE-2014-6333 Original Bulletin: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-069 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- MS14-069 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution - - Important Version: 1.0 Published Date: 11 November 2014 General Information Executive Summary 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 edition of Microsoft Office 2007. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word Viewer, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. Affected Software Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Vulnerability Information Microsoft Office Double Delete Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6333 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the context of the current user that is caused when Microsoft Word does not properly handle objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. Microsoft received information about the vulnerability through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. When this security bulletin was issued, Microsoft had not received any information to indicate that this vulnerability had been publicly used to attack customers. Microsoft Office Bad Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6334 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the context of the current user that is caused when Microsoft Word improperly handles objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. This could corrupt system memory in such a way as to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft received information about these vulnerabilities through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. When this security bulletin was issued, Microsoft had not received any information to indicate that this vulnerability had been publicly used to attack customers. Microsoft Office Invalid Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6335 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the context of the local user that is caused when Microsoft Word improperly handles objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. This could corrupt system memory in such a way as to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft received information about these vulnerabilities through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. When this security bulletin was issued, Microsoft had not received any information to indicate that this vulnerability had been publicly used to attack customers. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. 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