CVE-2012-1894

Description

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 uses world-writable permissions for the "Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/" directory and certain other directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse executable file in one of these directories, aka "Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Vulnerability."

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-051 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15602 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1894?
CVE-2012-1894 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1894?
To fix CVE-2012-1894, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1894 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1894 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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