Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (November 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 142685

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Office Excel installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Office file.

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4486718
-KB4486743
-KB4486734

For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142685

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_nov_excel.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

Published: 11/10/2020

Updated: 2/9/2024

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-2020-17066

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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-2020-17067

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-17064, CVE-2020-17065, CVE-2020-17066, CVE-2020-17067

MSFT: MS20-4486718, MS20-4486734, MS20-4486743

MSKB: 4486718, 4486734, 4486743

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