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Security Updates for Outlook (April 2021)
high Nessus Plugin ID 148464
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:-KB4504712
-KB4504733
-KB4493185
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
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4504712
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148464
File Name: smb_nt_ms21_apr_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 4/13/2021
Updated: 1/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
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-2021-28452
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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: 4/13/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-28452