1. In the Microsoft Office 2011 14.7.7 Update volume window, double-click the Office 2011 14.7.7 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk.
2. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is a version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite for Mac OS X.It is the successor to Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and is comparable to Office 2010 for Windows. Office 2011 was followed by Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac released on September 22, 2015, requiring a Mac with an x64 Intel processor and OS X Yosemite or later.
3. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1 (14.1.0). In the Microsoft Office 2011 14.6.3 Update volume window, double-click the Office 2011 14.6.3 Update application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard.

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Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3116111)

3082420 MS15-081: Description of the security update for Office 2016 for Mac: August 11, 2015; 2986254 MS15-081: Description of the security update for Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3: August 11, 2015; 3081349 MS15-081: Description of the security update for Office for Mac 2011 version 14.5.4: August 11, 2015.

Published: December 8, 2015 | Updated: December 18, 2015

Version: 2.1

Executive Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

For more information, see the Affected Software and Vulnerability Severity Ratings section.

The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how Office handles objects in memory.

For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Vulnerability Information section.

For more information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3116111.

Affected Software and Vulnerability Severity Ratings

The following software versions or editions are affected. Versions or editions that are not listed are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

The following severity ratings assume the potential maximum impact of the vulnerability. For information regarding the likelihood, within 30 days of this security bulletin's release, of the exploitability of the vulnerability in relation to its severity rating and security impact, please see the Exploitability Index in the December bulletin summary.

Microsoft Office Software

**Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software**
**Affected Software**	[**Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6040**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6040)	[**Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6118**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6118)	[**Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6122**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6122)	[**Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6124**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6124)	[**Microsoft Office RCE Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6172**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6172)	[**Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6177**](http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2015-6177)	Updates Replaced*
**Microsoft Office 2007**
[Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=6250e86e-b1c0-4b35-89ab-8fbeadc59044) (3085549)	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2837610 in [MS15-081](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=619678)
[Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=c09396af-982d-44c7-b88c-ce6912785f5c) (3114422)	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	3101554 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=7af55672-f703-4218-89ec-5469ecf8cbd9) (3114458)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3085552 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Microsoft Office 2010**
[Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=ea9712b0-c6be-4112-bd15-08235e4a3448) (3085528)	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2598244 in [MS15-081](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=619678)
[Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=b251aefb-df5a-49cd-a37d-a69fee329958) (3085528)	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	2598244 in [MS15-081](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=619678)
[Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=af40bcfa-bf60-4127-a1d6-c409d315bb6c) (3114403)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101529 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=26c7aaae-79db-46cc-8ca3-4ebccea90875) (3114403)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101529 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=a4d0e58a-6985-4957-8474-e071485ce90c) (3114415)	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3101543 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=0dbd0d97-38ee-4ab2-a291-2b8dd52e552b) (3114415)	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3101543 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=02bf75e3-5a58-486e-80d1-6fa848e4e1d7) (3101532)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3055039 in [MS15-081](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=619678)
[Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=dd256035-800a-4b15-8e30-892eb9d582a8) (3101532)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3055039 in [MS15-081](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=619678)
**Microsoft Office 2013**
[Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=c5575116-5eae-417f-83a4-eb0beee7ebfb) (3114342)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101370 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=c8a6f90e-f618-4eb4-88de-3853ab19041a) (3114342)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101370 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Microsoft Office 2016**
[Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=7e6fc16d-7fc8-4e37-9ac5-7f9403c3b14b) (3114382)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101513 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=5cc7b90e-ead3-4d56-9734-4d65c7796117) (3114382)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101513 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Microsoft Office 2013 RT**
Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1 (3114342)[1]	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3101370 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Microsoft Office for Mac 2011**
[Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=5140c1d8-d862-433e-b6e9-19f02e55b9ee) (3119517)[2]	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3102924 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac**
[Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=708419) (3119518)[2]	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	3102925 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
**Other Office Software**
[Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=75cf11c8-201c-44ec-ae4a-ea5cd0041032) (3114457)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	**Critical**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	3085551 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=028070ec-5b2c-4879-9804-0e671263dea5) (3114431)	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	3101558 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)
[Microsoft Excel Viewer](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8c782afb-9369-4149-975b-6e22f62fa19c) (3114433)	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	Not applicable	Not applicable	**Important**Remote Code Execution	3101560 in [MS15-116](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=690594)

^[1]This update is available via [Windows Update](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=21130).

^[2]As of December 10, 2015, the 3119518 update is available for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac, and the 3119517 update is available for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3119518 and Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3119517.

*The Updates Replaced column shows only the latest update in a chain of superseded updates. For a comprehensive list of updates replaced, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog, search for the update KB number, and then view update details (updates replaced information is on the Package Details tab).

Update FAQ

Does this update contain any additional security-related changes to functionality?
Yes. In addition to the security updates that address the vulnerabilities described in this bulletin, Microsoft is releasing the following defense-in-depth updates for Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Word Viewer:

Affected Software	Updates Replaced
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (3114425)	3101555 in MS15-116
Microsoft Word Viewer (3114479)	3101564 in MS15-116

**I have Microsoft Word 2010 installed. Why am I not being offered the 3114403 update?** The 3114403 update only applies to systems running specific configurations of Microsoft Office 2010. Some configurations will not be offered the update. **I am being offered this update for software that is not specifically indicated as being affected in the Affected Software and Vulnerability Severity Ratings table. Why am I being offered this update?** When updates address vulnerable code that exists in a component that is shared between multiple Microsoft Office products or shared between multiple versions of the same Microsoft Office product, the update is considered to be applicable to all supported products and versions that contain the vulnerable component. For example, when an update applies to Microsoft Office 2007 products, only Microsoft Office 2007 may be specifically listed in the Affected Software table. However, the update could apply to Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Visio 2007, Microsoft Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Excel Viewer, or any other Microsoft Office 2007 product that is not specifically listed in the Affected Software table. For example, when an update applies to Microsoft Office 2010 products, only Microsoft Office 2010 may be specifically listed in the Affected Software table. However, the update could apply to Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010, Microsoft Visio Viewer, or any other Microsoft Office 2010 product that is not specifically listed in the Affected Software table. For example, when an update applies to Microsoft Office 2013 products, only Microsoft Office 2013 may be specifically listed in the Affected Software table. However, the update could apply to Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Visio 2013, or any other Microsoft Office 2013 product that is not specifically listed in the Affected Software table. Vulnerability Information ------------------------- Multiple Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities ----------------------------------------------------------- Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software. In an email attack scenario an attacker could exploit the vulnerabilities by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerabilities. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how Office handles objects in memory. The following tables contain links to the standard entry for each vulnerability in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list:

Vulnerability title	CVE number	Publicly disclosed	Exploited
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2015-6040	No	No
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2015-6118	No	No
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2015-6122	No	No
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2015-6124	Yes	No
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2015-6177	No	No

Microsoft Office RCE Vulnerability – CVE-2015-6172 -------------------------------------------------- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Outlook parses specially crafted email messages. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as the logged-on user and take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must open or preview a specially crafted email message with an affected version of Microsoft Outlook. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email message to the user and then convincing the user to preview or open the email. Workstations and terminal servers on which Microsoft Outlook is install are at risk of this vulnerability. Servers could be more at risk if administrators allow users to log on to them to run programs. However, best practices strongly discourage allowing this. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook parses specially crafted malicious email messages. Microsoft received information about this vulnerability through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. At the time this security bulletin was originally issued, Microsoft was unaware of any attack attempting to exploit this vulnerability. ### Mitigating Factors Microsoft has not identified any [mitigating factors](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/dn848375.aspx) for this vulnerability. ### Workarounds The following [workarounds](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/dn848375.aspx) may be helpful in your situation: - **Disable previewing messages in Outlook**

• On the View menu, point to MessagePreview, click Off and then confirm that all mailboxes are disabled.

How to undo the workaround.

• On the View menu, point to MessagePreview, and then click On.
  

• Disable reading Outlook email messages in HTML

  1. Click the File tab.

  2. Click Options.

  3. Click TrustCenter, and then click Trust Center Settings.

  4. Click EmailSecurity.

     Under Read as Plain Text, select the Read all standard mail in plain text checkbox.
     How to undo the workaround.

  5. Click the File tab.

  6. Click Options.

  7. Click TrustCenter, and then click Trust Center Settings.

  8. Click EmailSecurity.

  9. Under Read as Plain Text, select Read all standard mail in plain text.

• Disable Flash ActiveX control with Office kill bit

  1. Click Start, click Run, in the Open box, type Regedit, and then click OK.

  2. Navigate to the following registry location:

  3. Create a new key with the name “{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}”.

  4. Under the new key, add the new DWORD entry “Compatibility Flags”.

  5. Set the DWORD value to “0x00000400”.

  How to undo the workaround.

  1. Click Start, click Run, in the Open box type Regedit, and then click OK.

  2. Navigate to the following registry location:

  3. Set the DWORD value of “Compatibility Flags” to “0x00000000”.

FAQ

What is the scope of the vulnerability?
This is a remote code execution vulnerability.

What causes the vulnerability?
The vulnerability is caused by Microsoft Outlook missing a check when parsing email messages of a specific format.

What might an attacker use the vulnerability to do?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as the logged-on user. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email message to the user and then convincing the user to preview or open the email. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open or preview a specially crafted email message with an affected version of Microsoft Outlook

What systems are primarily at risk from the vulnerability?
Systems such as workstations and terminal servers where Microsoft Outlook is used are at risk. Servers could be at more risk if administrators allow users to log on to servers and to run programs. However, best practices strongly discourage allowing this.

What does the update do?
The vulnerability is fixed in Microsoft Outlook by adding a check when parsing email messages of a specific format.

Security Update Deployment

For Security Update Deployment information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article referenced in the Executive Summary.

Acknowledgments

Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. See Acknowledgments for more information.

Disclaimer

Ms Office For Mac 2011

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions

Office 2011 For Mac Service Pack 32

• V1.0 (December 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
• V1.1 (December 9, 2015): Bulletin revised to correct the Publicly disclosed and Exploited status of CVE-2015-6124. This is an informational change only. Customers who have successfully installed the update do not need to take any further action.
• V2.0 (December 10, 2015): Bulletin revised to announce that the 3119518 update is available for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac, and the 3119517 update is available for Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3119518 and Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3119517.
• V2.1 (December 18, 2015): Bulletin revised to correct the Updates Replaced for 3101532 and 3114342, and to add a workaround for CVE-2015-6172. This is an informational change only. Customers who have successfully installed the updates do not need to take any further action.

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