MS15-033: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3048019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82769

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host has a version of Microsoft Office, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Viewer, SharePoint Server, or Microsoft Office Web Apps installed that is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities :

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to improper handling rich text format files in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file using the affected software, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
(CVE-2015-1641)

- Multiple use-after-free errors exist due to improper parsing specially crafted Office files. A remote attacker can exploit these errors by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file using the affected software, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-1649, CVE-2015-1650, CVE-2015-1651)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2010, Word 2007, 2010, 2013, Office Compatibility Pack, Microsoft Word Viewer, SharePoint Server, and Office Web Apps.

See Also

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-033

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82769

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-033.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/14/2015

Updated: 2/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack, cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_web_apps

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2015

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1641, CVE-2015-1649, CVE-2015-1650, CVE-2015-1651

BID: 73991, 74007, 74011, 74012

IAVA: 2015-A-0090-S

MSFT: MS15-033

MSKB: 2553164, 2553428, 2965210, 2965215, 2965224, 2965236, 2965238, 2965284, 2965289, 2965306