MS15-046 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Bulletin ID: 

MS15-046

Severity: 

Important

Description: 

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V4.0 (October 13, 2015): Revised bulletin to announce the availability of a new update (3085544) for Microsoft Office 2007 that addresses issues with the previously-released update (2965282). Customers running Microsoft Office 2007 are encouraged to install update 3085544 at the earliest opportunity to be fully protected from the vulnerability discussed in this bulletin. Customers running other Microsoft Office software do not need to take any action. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3085544 for more information and download links.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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