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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility Products (April 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 108973
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. (CVE-2018-0950)
- 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. (CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4011717
-KB4018354
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 108973
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_apr_office_compatibility.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 4/10/2018
Updated: 11/8/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
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-2018-1029
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2018