Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2680352)

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Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-029.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted word document. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS12-029
Insight
The flaw is due to an error when parsing Rich Text Format (RTF) data and can be exploited to corrupt memory.
Affected
Microsoft Office Word 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Word 2007 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Word 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for File Formats Service Pack 2
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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