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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2016-11-08 | |
| Rule Name: | FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7231) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| Description: | Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." | |
| 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:MS16-133 SecurityFocusBID:93996 SecurityTrackerID:1037246 |
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| Solutions |
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| Microsoft has released a patch MS16-133 to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch can be downloaded at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-133 |