CVE-2013-0095: Infoleak

Published Mar 13, 2013

Updated

Outlook in Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 before 12.3.6 and Office for Mac 2011 before 14.3.2 allows remote attackers to trigger access to a remote URL and consequently confirm the rendering of an HTML e-mail message by including unspecified HTML5 elements and leveraging the installation of a WebKit browser on the victim's machine, aka "Unintended Content Loading Vulnerability."

Affected Software

2 affected components

Microsoft Office=2008

Microsoft Office=2011

Event History

Mar 13, 2013

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0095?

CVE-2013-0095 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0095?

To fix CVE-2013-0095, you should update Microsoft Office for Mac to version 12.3.6 or 14.3.2 or later.

What versions of Microsoft Office for Mac are affected by CVE-2013-0095?

CVE-2013-0095 affects Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 versions prior to 12.3.6 and Office for Mac 2011 versions prior to 14.3.2.

What type of attack does CVE-2013-0095 allow?

CVE-2013-0095 allows remote attackers to confirm the rendering of HTML email messages by exploiting HTML5 elements.

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2013-0095?

Exploiting CVE-2013-0095 can potentially allow attackers to access a remote URL without user consent.