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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility SP3 (January 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 105695
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack products installed on the remote host are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
(CVE-2018-0793, CVE-2018-0794, CVE-2018-0796, CVE-2018-0798, CVE-2018-0801, CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-0804, CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, CVE-2018-0807, CVE-2018-0812)
- An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-0797)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4011605
-KB4011607
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 105695
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_jan_office_compatibility.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 1/9/2018
Updated: 4/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0862
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2018
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-0793, CVE-2018-0794, CVE-2018-0796, CVE-2018-0797, CVE-2018-0798, CVE-2018-0801, CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-0804, CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, CVE-2018-0807, CVE-2018-0812, CVE-2018-0845, CVE-2018-0848, CVE-2018-0849, CVE-2018-0862
BID: 102347, 102348, 102370, 102372, 102373, 102375, 102406, 102457, 102459, 102460, 102461, 102463