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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Windows : Microsoft Bulletins >> Cumulative patches for Excel and Word for Windows Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Cumulative patches for Excel and Word for Windows |
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Acertains the version of WinWord.exe and Excel.exe Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Excel. Description : The remote host has old versions of Word and Excel installed. A possible hacker may use these to execute arbitrary code on this host. To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue excel or word file to the owner of this computer and have it open it. Solution : Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2000 and XP : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-031.mspx Network Security Threat Level: High / CVSS Base Score : 8 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N) Networks Security ID: 4821, 5063, 5064, 5066 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Tenable Network Security |
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