MS08-055: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955047)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34123

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Office.

Description

The version of Microsoft Office running on the remote host is affected by an argument injection vulnerability. By convincing a user to click on a specially crafted OneNote URL, a remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code or view or change data with current user rights.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office XP, 2003, 2007 and OneNote 2007.

See Also

https://www.nessus.org/u?f475d079

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34123

File Name: smb_nt_ms08-055.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 9/10/2008

Updated: 8/5/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3007

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:onenote

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3007

BID: 31067

CWE: 20

IAVB: 2008-B-0058-S

MSFT: MS08-055

MSKB: 950130, 951944, 953404, 953405