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Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel Products (September 2017)
high Nessus Plugin ID 103138
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. However, an attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince the user to open the specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office handles files in memory.
(CVE-2017-8631, CVE-2017-8632)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4011108
-KB4011050
-KB4011061
-KB4011062
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?9d426bc7
http://www.nessus.org/u?b2583452
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 103138
File Name: smb_nt_ms17_sep_excel.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/12/2017
Updated: 11/12/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8632
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-8631, CVE-2017-8632