MS10-036: Vulnerability in COM Validation in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (983235)

high Nessus Plugin ID 46843

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host contains a vulnerable version of Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007. Opening a specially crafted Office file can result in arbitrary code execution. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Office file.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2010/ms10-036

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 46843

File Name: smb_nt_ms10-036.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/9/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:word, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel, cpe:/a:microsoft:publisher, cpe:/a:microsoft:visio, cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1263

BID: 40574