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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility Products (November 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 118924
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- 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. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2018-8577)
Solution
Microsoft has released KB4461518 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 118924
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_nov_office_compatibility.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 11/13/2018
Updated: 11/1/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
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-2018-8577
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:office_compatibility_pack
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8577
BID: 105834
MSFT: MS18-4461518
MSKB: 4461518