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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (December 2018)
high Nessus Plugin ID 119592
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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 :
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel software. The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable. (CVE-2018-8627)
- 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-2018-8597, CVE-2018-8636)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the users computer or data. (CVE-2018-8598)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4461577
-KB4461559
-KB4461542
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4da77a07
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 119592
File Name: smb_nt_ms18_dec_excel.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/11/2018
Updated: 6/10/2022
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-2018-8636
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:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-8597, CVE-2018-8598, CVE-2018-8627, CVE-2018-8636