Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (May 2018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 109617

Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 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-2018-8161)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4018396
-KB4018383
-KB4022141

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b8806608

http://www.nessus.org/u?e84a2398

http://www.nessus.org/u?34b85429

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109617

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_may_word.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/8/2018

Updated: 12/11/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2018-8161

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:word

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-2018-8161

IAVA: 2018-A-0151-S

MSFT: MS18-4018383, MS18-4018396, MS18-4022141

MSKB: 4018383, 4018396, 4022141