SB2017041110 - Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability
Published: April 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041110
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0207)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper HTML tag input validation when parsing malicious files in Microsoft Outlook for Mac. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted email with specific HTML tags, trick the victim into opening it, perform spoofing attack and access authentication information or login credentials.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.