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Security Updates for Outlook (December 2020)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 143563
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2020-17119)
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4486732
-KB4486742
-KB4486748
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?133eeec0
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 143563
File Name: smb_nt_ms20_dec_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/8/2020
Updated: 2/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17119
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:H/I:N/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: 12/8/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-17119