RULE(RULE ID:316428)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2015-09-08
Rule Name: FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-2520)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011 and 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable system. Failed exploit may cause denial-of-service attack.
Affected OS: Windows
Reference: MicrosoftSecurityBulletin:MS15-099
SecurityTrackerID:1033488
Solutions
Microsoft has released a patch MS15-099 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-099