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Security Updates for Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 / Windows Server 2019 (March 2019) (Spectre) (Meltdown) (Foreshadow)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 122975
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host is missing a microcode update.Description
The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, missing microcode updates to address the following vulnerabilities:- Spectre Variant 3a (CVE-2018-3640: Rogue System Register Read (RSRE)).
- Spectre Variant 4 (CVE-2018-3639: Speculative Store Bypass (SSB))
- L1TF (CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646: L1 Terminal Fault)
Note that Nessus did not actually test for these flaws nor checked the target processor architecture but instead, has relied on the version of mcupdate_GenuineIntel.dll to be latest for supported Windows release.
Solution
Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Server 2019.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?6b54af4a
http://www.nessus.org/u?2d0e32dc
http://www.nessus.org/u?91f9cc84
http://www.nessus.org/u?236ac8ce
http://www.nessus.org/u?bcc8c14e
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 122975
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_mar_oob_microcode.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/20/2019
Updated: 6/17/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-3646
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016, cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3639, CVE-2018-3640, CVE-2018-3646