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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 121024
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine improperly validates input. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2019-0541)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook improperly handles certain types of messages. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gather information about the victim.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted email to the victim. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way Microsoft Outlook handles these types of messages.
(CVE-2019-0559)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office 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-2019-0560)
- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office 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-2019-0560)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. (CVE-2019-0585)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB2553332
-KB3172522
-KB4022162
-KB4461535
-KB4461537
-KB4461614
-KB4461617
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?9755a441
http://www.nessus.org/u?968583fb
http://www.nessus.org/u?17ce5756
http://www.nessus.org/u?4972ec37
http://www.nessus.org/u?b66be4d2
http://www.nessus.org/u?3f0fcaba
http://www.nessus.org/u?99556f38
http://www.nessus.org/u?c6fc9b1b
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 121024
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_jan_office.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 1/8/2019
Updated: 6/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0585
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2019
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-0541, CVE-2019-0559, CVE-2019-0560, CVE-2019-0561, CVE-2019-0585