A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-1111.

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle     objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability 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. (CVE-2019-1110, CVE-2019-1111)

The Microsoft Office application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Exchange allows creation of entities with Display Names having   non-printable characters. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating entities with   invalid display names, which, when added to conversations, remain invisible. This security update addresses the   issue by validating display names upon creation in Microsoft Exchange, and by rendering invalid display names   correctly in Microsoft Outlook clients. (CVE-2019-1084)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly    handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability 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 the   vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel.
  In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability 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) containing a specially   crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability. 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 message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file. The security update   addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles objects in memory.
  (CVE-2019-1110, CVE-2019-1111)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
162101	Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (July 2019)	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
127124	Security Updates for Microsoft Office (July 2019) (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
126580	Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (July 2019)	Nessus	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2019-1110

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Tenable Plugins

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