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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewers And Compatibility Products (February 2019)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 122317

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Office Viewers and Compatibility Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Office Viewers and Compatibility Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs. An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform a phishing attack. The update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Microsoft Office properly validates URLs. (CVE-2019-0540)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the users computer or data. (CVE-2019-0669)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
- KB4092465
 - KB4461607
 - KB4461608
 - KB4462154

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4019ced8

http://www.nessus.org/u?094bfd39

http://www.nessus.org/u?0efdff5b

http://www.nessus.org/u?525bd448

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 122317

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_feb_office_viewers.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/19/2019

Updated: 10/31/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0669

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:word_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0540, CVE-2019-0669

BID: 106863, 106897

MSFT: MS19-4092465, MS19-4461607, MS19-4461608, MS19-4462154

MSKB: 4092465, 4461607, 4461608, 4462154