Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-1894 (CCN-76807)

Assigned:2012-07-10
Published:2012-07-10
Updated:2018-10-12
Summary: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."
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-1894

Source: CCN
Type: SA49876
Microsoft Office for Mac Insecure Filesystem Permissions Security Issue

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-051
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2721015)

Source: CCN
Type: BID-54361
Microsoft Office for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA12-192A

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS12-051

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-office-priv-escalation(76807)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15602

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15602
    V
    MS Office 2011 for Mac Improper Folder Permissions Vulnerability - MS12-051
    2012-08-20
    BACK
    microsoft office 2011
    microsoft office 2011