Security Updates for Outlook (August 2022)
high Nessus Plugin ID 163944
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected component to deny system or application services. (CVE-2022-35742) 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 the following security updates to address this issue:-KB5001990
-KB5002051
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 163944
File Name: smb_nt_ms22_aug_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/9/2022
Updated: 9/19/2022
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-25742
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-35742