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MS13-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2845537)
high Nessus Plugin ID 69832
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office component installed on the remote host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities.Description
The remote Windows host is running a version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Office Compatibility Pack, or Microsoft Word Viewer that is affected by the following remote code execution vulnerabilities :- A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to the way the XML parser used by Word resolves external entities. (CVE-2013-3160)
- Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to memory corruption issues in the way that Microsoft Office parses files.
(CVE-2013-3847, CVE-2013-3848, CVE-2013-3849, CVE-2013-3850, CVE-2013-3851, CVE-2013-3852, CVE-2013-3853, CVE-2013-3854, CVE-2013-3855, CVE-2013-3856, CVE-2013-3857, CVE-2013-3858)
If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted file, it may be possible to leverage these issues to read arbitrary files on the target system or execute arbitrary code, subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2003, 2007, 2010, Office Compatibility Pack, and Microsoft Word Viewer.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-072
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 69832
File Name: smb_nt_ms13-072.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/11/2013
Updated: 2/16/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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:word_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-3160, CVE-2013-3847, CVE-2013-3848, CVE-2013-3849, CVE-2013-3850, CVE-2013-3851, CVE-2013-3852, CVE-2013-3853, CVE-2013-3854, CVE-2013-3855, CVE-2013-3856, CVE-2013-3857, CVE-2013-3858
BID: 62162, 62165, 62168, 62169, 62170, 62171, 62216, 62217, 62220, 62222, 62223, 62224, 62226