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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (February 2024)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190544

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

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?fd4508ff

http://www.nessus.org/u?69cbb54f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190544

File Name: smb_nt_ms24_feb_word_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/14/2024

Updated: 2/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21379

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:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21379

IAVA: 2024-A-0094, 2024-A-0097