Summary
This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-045.
Impact
Successful exploitation allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and could led to launch further attacks.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-045
Insight
The flaw is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input processed by the Windows Writer component.
Affected
Windows Essentials 2012 and prior
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2013-0096 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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