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Security Updates for Microsoft Publisher Products (April 2020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 135462
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Publisher Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly loads arbitrary type libraries. An attacker could then install programs;
view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2020-0760)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB3162033
-KB4011097
-KB4032216
See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?85039829
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 135462
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_apr_publisher.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 4/14/2020
Updated: 5/17/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0760
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:publisher
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-0760