Security Updates for Microsoft Access Products (March 2018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 108336

Synopsis

The Microsoft Access Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Access Products are missing a security update.
They are, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Access 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. 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-2018-0903)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4011234
-KB4011665
-KB3114416

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8627da19

http://www.nessus.org/u?a415a4d3

http://www.nessus.org/u?102a627a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108336

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_mar_access.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/14/2018

Updated: 12/11/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0903

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:access

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0903

BID: 103315

IAVA: 2018-A-0077-S

MSFT: MS18-3114416, MS18-4011234, MS18-4011665

MSKB: 3114416, 4011234, 4011665