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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (July 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 110994
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :
- A tampering vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook does not properly handle specific attachment types when rendering HTML emails. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email and attachment to a victim, or by hosting a malicious .eml file on a web server. The attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could then embed untrusted TrueType fonts in the body of an email. This behavior could be combined with other exploits to further compromise a user's system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles attachments. (CVE-2018-8310)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4022218
-KB4022224
-KB4022202
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?38466f10
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 110994
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_jul_word.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/10/2018
Updated: 11/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-8310
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:word
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8310
BID: 104615