Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac could allow Elevation of Privilege - MS12-051ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:6348 | Date: (C)2012-07-11 (M)2021-12-10 |
Class: PATCH | Family: macos |
The host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft bulletin, MS12-051. The update is required to fix an elevation of privilege vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which uses world-writable permissions for the Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/ directory and certain other directories. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse executable file in one of these directories.
Platform: |
Apple Mac OS 12 |
Apple Mac OS 11 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.15 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.14 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.12 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.13 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.8 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.9 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.10 |
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.8 |
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.9 |
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.10 |
Product: |
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac |