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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (December 2019)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 131940
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted document be sent to a vulnerable user. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Word handles objects in memory. (CVE-2019-1461)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4475601
-KB4484094
-KB4484169 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?61994611
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 131940
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_dec_word.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/10/2019
Updated: 6/10/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1461
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:word
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1461