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Security Update for Microsoft Office (Apr 2019) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 124194
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The Microsoft Office application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- 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. (CVE-2019-0828)
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system. (CVE-2019-0822)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Microsoft Office for Mac.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 124194
File Name: macos_ms19_apr_office.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/19/2019
Updated: 10/30/2019
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-2019-0828
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:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel, cpe:/a:microsoft:word, cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint, cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook, cpe:/a:microsoft:onenote
Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-0822, CVE-2019-0828