Security Updates for Microsoft PowerPoint Products (December 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 143567

Synopsis

The Microsoft PowerPoint Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft PowerPoint Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:

- A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-17124)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4484393
-KB4484372
-KB4484468

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?e43ae504

http://www.nessus.org/u?47144f4f

http://www.nessus.org/u?d5f24dc9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143567

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_dec_powerpoint.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 12/8/2020

Updated: 6/10/2022

Supported Sensors: 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-2020-17124

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint

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-2020-17124

IAVA: 2020-A-0559-S, 2021-A-0017-S

MSFT: MS19-4484393, MS19-4484468, MS20-4484372

MSKB: 4484372, 4484393, 4484468