Detections
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Security Updates for Microsoft Office (December 2020) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 145269
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office product installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-17123, CVE-2020-17128)
- Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2020-17126)
- Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2020-17119)
- Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-17124)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Microsoft Office for Mac.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 145269
File Name: macos_ms20_dec_office.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 1/25/2021
Updated: 1/26/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2020-17128
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, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel, cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook, cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-17119, CVE-2020-17123, CVE-2020-17124, CVE-2020-17126, CVE-2020-17128
IAVA: 2020-A-0556-S, 2020-A-0557-S, 2020-A-0558-S, 2020-A-0559-S, 2021-A-0017-S