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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (March 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 134382
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Word Products are affected by a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. (CVE-2020-0850, CVE-2020-0892)Description
The Microsoft Word Products are missing security updates.It is, therefore, affected by affected by the following vulnerability:
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user.
To exploit the vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Word software. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. However, an attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince the user to open the specially crafted file. (CVE-2020-0850, CVE-2020-0892)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4484268
-KB4484240
-KB4484231
For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open Word and manually perform an update.
See Also
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4484268
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 134382
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_mar_word.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/10/2020
Updated: 6/10/2022
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-2020-0892
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0850
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: 3/9/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-0850, CVE-2020-0892