MS07-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow Remote Code Execution (918118)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24337

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the RichEdit component provided with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office

Description

The remote host contains a version of Microsoft Windows and/or Microsoft Office that has a vulnerability in the RichEdit component that could be abused by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to spend a specially crafted RTF file to a user on the remote host and lure him into opening it.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2007/ms07-013

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24337

File Name: smb_nt_ms07-013.nasl

Version: 1.36

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/13/2007

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:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1311

BID: 21876

CERT: 368132

MSFT: MS07-013

MSKB: 918118, 920813, 920816