Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (April 2018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 108969

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 Excel 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-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4018353
-KB4018350
-KB4018337
-KB4018362

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?52e564f2

http://www.nessus.org/u?cb3f7bea

http://www.nessus.org/u?839dd676

http://www.nessus.org/u?4de9b158

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108969

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_apr_excel.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 11/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

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-2018-1029

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029

MSFT: MS18-4018337, MS18-4018350, MS18-4018353, MS18-4018362

MSKB: 4018337, 4018350, 4018353, 4018362