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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (February 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 122132
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. (CVE-2019-0538, CVE-2019-0582)
- A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office does not validate URLs. An attacker could send a victim a specially crafted file, which could trick the victim into entering credentials. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could perform a phishing attack. (CVE-2019-0540)
- 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 user's computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.
(CVE-2019-0669)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. (CVE-2019-0671, CVE-2019-0672, CVE-2019-0673, CVE-2019-0674, CVE-2019-0675)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4018294
-KB4018300
-KB4018313
-KB4462138
-KB4462146
-KB4462174
-KB4462177
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?ad02bd63
http://www.nessus.org/u?45c067f4
http://www.nessus.org/u?1adac12b
http://www.nessus.org/u?1f96f114
http://www.nessus.org/u?80eba161
http://www.nessus.org/u?995b2a7e
http://www.nessus.org/u?9fd278c9
http://www.nessus.org/u?c6fc9b1b
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 122132
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_feb_office.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 2/12/2019
Updated: 6/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2019-0675
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
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-0538, CVE-2019-0540, CVE-2019-0582, CVE-2019-0669, CVE-2019-0671, CVE-2019-0672, CVE-2019-0673, CVE-2019-0674, CVE-2019-0675