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Security Updates for Microsoft Publisher Products (June 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 110500
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when instantiating OLE objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could force arbitrary code to be executed in the Local Machine zone. (CVE-2018-8245)
Solution
Microsoft has released KB4011186 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 110500
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_jun_publisher.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/12/2018
Updated: 4/24/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2018-8245
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:publisher
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8245