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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (April 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 123952
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle certain files.
(CVE-2019-0801)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system. (CVE-2019-0822)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.
(CVE-2019-0823, CVE-2019-0824, CVE-2019-0825, CVE-2019-0826, CVE-2019-0827)
- 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-2019-0828)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4462223
-KB4464504
-KB4462204
-KB4464520
-KB4462213
-KB4462242
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7fe161ed
http://www.nessus.org/u?522ed583
http://www.nessus.org/u?995bbc4e
http://www.nessus.org/u?a9d4bc14
http://www.nessus.org/u?830a01b3
http://www.nessus.org/u?7cac2383
http://www.nessus.org/u?c6fc9b1b
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 123952
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_apr_office.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 4/9/2019
Updated: 6/10/2022
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-2019-0828
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
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-0801, CVE-2019-0822, CVE-2019-0823, CVE-2019-0824, CVE-2019-0825, CVE-2019-0826, CVE-2019-0827, CVE-2019-0828