MS13-043: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2830399)
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VPR Score: 5.9
Synopsis
A Microsoft Office component installed on the remote host is affected by a code execution vulnerability.Description
The version of Office and/or Microsoft Word Viewer installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that Microsoft Word parses content in Word files. To exploit this issue, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file or email message with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2003 and Microsoft Word Viewer.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-043
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66418
File Name: smb_nt_ms13-043.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 5/15/2013
Updated: 11/15/2018
Dependencies: office_installed.nasl, smb_hotfixes.nasl, ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 5.9
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:word_viewer
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1335
BID: 59759