Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (May 2018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109612

Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates.
It is, 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. (CVE-2018-8147, CVE-2018-8148, CVE-2018-8162)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. (CVE-2018-8163)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4022146
-KB4018399
-KB4018382

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?94364f98

http://www.nessus.org/u?b2e782dc

http://www.nessus.org/u?6498e5ca

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109612

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_may_excel.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/8/2018

Updated: 12/11/2020

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-2018-8162

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:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8147, CVE-2018-8148, CVE-2018-8162, CVE-2018-8163

IAVA: 2018-A-0151-S

MSFT: MS18-4018382, MS18-4018399, MS18-4022146

MSKB: 4018382, 4018399, 4022146