Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:54361

Info

Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54361
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-1894
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 10 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 10 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Microsoft
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Office for Mac is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges, resulting in a complete compromise of the affected computer.

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available command-line utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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