Detections
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MS06-047: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921645)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 22189
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through VBA.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications that is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when handling malformed documents.An attacker may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this host by sending a malformed file to a user of the remote host.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-047
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 22189
File Name: smb_nt_ms06-047.nasl
Version: 1.39
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/8/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:access, cpe:/a:microsoft:works, cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_basic_software_development_kit, cpe:/a:microsoft:project, cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:visio
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-3649
BID: 19414