Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-072.
Impact
Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code on the remote system and corrupt memory via a specially crafted Excel Spreadsheet (XLS) file.
Impact Level: System
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-072.mspx
Insight
Microsoft office is prone to multiple vulnerabilities. For more information refer, http://secunia.com/advisories/30285/
Affected
Microsoft Office 2K/XP/2003/2007
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-4024, CVE-2008-4025, CVE-2008-4026, CVE-2008-4027, CVE-2008-4028, CVE-2008-4030, CVE-2008-4031, CVE-2008-4837 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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