ID CVE-2016-7300
Summary Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Auto Updater for Mac allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:auto_updater_for_mac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:auto_updater_for_mac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.6 (as of 12-10-2018 - 22:14)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-426
CAPEC
  • Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
    This pattern of attack sees an adversary load a malicious resource into a program's standard path so that when a known command is executed then the system instead executes the malicious component. The adversary can either modify the search path a program uses, like a PATH variable or classpath, or they can manipulate resources on the path to point to their malicious components. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS16-148
bulletin_url
date 2016-12-13T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 3204068
knowledgebase_url
severity Critical
title Security Update for Microsoft Office
refmap via4
bid 94784
sectrack 1037441
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 22:14
Published 20-12-2016 - 06:59
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 22:14
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