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Security Updates for Outlook (February 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 106807
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook initiates processing of incoming messages without sufficient validation of the formatting of the messages. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could attempt to force Outlook to load a local or remote message store (over SMB).
(CVE-2018-0850)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 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. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
(CVE-2018-0852)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:- KB4011682
- KB4011697
- KB4011711
- KB4011200
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f0d84fef
http://www.nessus.org/u?4444a3b8
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 106807
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_feb_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 2/13/2018
Updated: 12/11/2020
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 v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-0850, CVE-2018-0852