Detections
Analytics
Security Updates for Internet Explorer (December 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 131936
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Synopsis
The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. (CVE-2019-1485)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4530677
-KB4530691
-KB4530695
-KB4530702
-KB4530734
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?89866a56
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530702/windows-8-1-kb4530702
http://www.nessus.org/u?0cac609d
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 131936
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_dec_internet_explorer.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/10/2019
Updated: 1/17/2020
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1485
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1485