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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (May 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 125071
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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 remote code execution vulnerabilities due to the way Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4464567
-KB4464551
-KB4464561
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?ee105574
http://www.nessus.org/u?aa92f9b7
http://www.nessus.org/u?6fe6436e
http://www.nessus.org/u?c6fc9b1b
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 125071
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_may_office.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 5/14/2019
Updated: 12/5/2022
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0947
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: 5/14/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2019