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Security Updates for Microsoft Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync (July 2019)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 126628
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Skype for Business or Microsoft Lync installation on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Skype for Business or Microsoft Lync installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Exchange allows creation of entities with Display Names having non-printable characters. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating entities with invalid display names, which, when added to conversations, remain invisible. This security update addresses the issue by validating display names upon creation in Microsoft Exchange, and by rendering invalid display names correctly in Microsoft Outlook clients.
(CVE-2019-1084)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4475545
-KB4475519
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 126628
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_jul_skype.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/11/2019
Updated: 12/12/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1084
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:skype_for_business, cpe:/a:microsoft:lync
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1084