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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (September 2018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 117426

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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 remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause arbitrary code to execute in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-8430)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4032246
 -KB4092447

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?887bf8bc

http://www.nessus.org/u?06a8059c

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117426

File Name: smb_nt_ms18_sep_word.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 9/11/2018

Updated: 11/1/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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 Score Source: CVE-2018-8430

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:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-8430

BID: 105212

MSFT: MS18-4032246, MS18-4092447

MSKB: 4032246, 4092447