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Details
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Vulnerability name/brief description
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MS12-057 - Important Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow for Remote Code Execution (2731879)
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CVE/CAN name
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Vendor threat level
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Important
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SophosLabs threat level
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High
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Solution
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MS12-057
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Vendor description
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This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens specially crafted file or embeds a specially crafted . Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) graphics file in to an Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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SophosLabs comments
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Although this vulnerability can have wide spread business impact, the fact that SophosLabs has not seen any samples trying to exploit this vulnerability, and that this was also partially addressed by MS10-105 we give it a High rating.
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SophosLabs testing result
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No SophosLabs testing result found
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Currently known exploits
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No currently known exploits found
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First sample seen
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No samples found
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Discovery date
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14 Aug 2012
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Affected software
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Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2596615)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2596754)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2596615)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2596754)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2553260)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2589322)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2553260)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2589322)
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References
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Credits
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Revisions
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August 14th, 2012 - Initial analysis written
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Explanation of terms
Vulnerability Name/Brief Description:
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CVE/CAN Name:
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Vendor Threat Level:
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SophosLabs Threat Level:
Threat level assigned by SophosLabs
- LOW RISK - There is little chance of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- MEDIUM RISK - There is a possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- HIGH RISK - There is a strong possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- CRITICAL RISK - This vulnerability will almost certainly be actively exploited by malware.
Solution:
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Vendor Description:
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SophosLabs Comments:
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SophosLabs Testing Result:
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Currently Known Exploits:
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First Sample Seen:
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Discovery Date:
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Affected Software:
Vulnerable platforms and software versions.