MS15-013: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3033857)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81266

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft Office installed on the remote host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability due to a failure to use the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, a remote attacker can use this flaw to predict the memory offsets of specific instructions in a given call stack. The attacker can then utilize this information to more easily exploit additional vulnerabilities.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007, 2010, and 2013.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-013

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81266

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-013.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/10/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6362

BID: 72467

IAVB: 2015-B-0018

MSFT: MS15-013

MSKB: 2910941, 2920748, 2920795, 3033857