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Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2024-49031 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office Graphics could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a buffer over read error. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted Word file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVE-2024-49032 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office Graphics could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free error. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted Word file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVE-2024-43616 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By executing a specially crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVE-2024-43576 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By executing a specially crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVE-2024-43505 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office Visio could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By executing a specially crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVE-2024-38016 CVSS:7.8
Microsoft Office Visio could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Impact
- Code Execution
Indicators of Compromise
CVE
- CVE-2024-49031
- CVE-2024-49032
- CVE-2024-43616
- CVE-2024-43576
- CVE-2024-43505
- CVE-2024-38016
Affected Vendors
Microsoft
Affected Products
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise - 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office 2019 - 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 - 16.0.1
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise - 16.0.1
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 - 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 - 16.0.1
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 - 16.0.1
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 - 1.0.0
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 - 1.0.0
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 - 1.0.0
Remediation
Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.