Security Updates for Outlook (February 2020)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 133622

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is affected by a Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0696).

Description

An security feature bypass exists in Outlook due to improper the parsing of URI formats. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via a specially crafted URI. This can provide opportunities for additional exploits.

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4484250
-KB4484163
-KB4484156

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 133622

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_feb_outlook.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 2/11/2020

Updated: 4/17/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0696

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:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0696

MSFT: MS20-4484156, MS20-4484163, MS20-4484250

MSKB: 4484156, 4484163, 4484250

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