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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (November 2020)

low Nessus Plugin ID 142688

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Office Word installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Office file.

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4486730
 -KB4486719
 -KB4486740

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?86db219c

http://www.nessus.org/u?0d9fa9d1

http://www.nessus.org/u?e62405a5

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 142688

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_nov_word.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/10/2020

Updated: 2/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17020

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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: 11/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-17020

IAVA: 2020-A-0563-S

MSFT: MS20-4486719, MS20-4486730, MS20-4486740

MSKB: 4486719, 4486730, 4486740