Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 121024

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?42ab6861

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b126882

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 121024

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_jan_office.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: windows

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

MSFT: MS19-2553332, MS19-3172522, MS19-4022162, MS19-4461535, MS19-4461537, MS19-4461614, MS19-4461617

MSKB: 2553332, 3172522, 4022162, 4461535, 4461537, 4461614, 4461617