MS13-051 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2013-06-11 This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office document using an affected version of Microsoft Office software, or previews or opens a specially crafted email message in Outlook while using Microsoft Word as the email reader. 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.
Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
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Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
- Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office parses specially crafted Office files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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.
CVE-2013-1331
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Related CVE Entries
CVE-2013-1331
Known exploited
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
9.3
EPSS Score
96.87%
Published
2013-06-12
Updated
2018-10-12
CISA KEV Added
2022-06-08