MS11-060: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560978)

high Nessus Plugin ID 55790

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote Windows host through Visio.

Description

The remote host contains a version of Microsoft Visio that is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.

A remote attacker could exploit these issues by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Microsoft Visio file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Microsoft has released patches for Visio 2003, 2007, and 2010.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2011/ms11-060

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55790

File Name: smb_nt_ms11-060.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/9/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visio

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1972, CVE-2011-1979

BID: 49021, 49024

MSFT: MS11-060

MSKB: 2553008