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Security Updates for Outlook (June 2021)
high Nessus Plugin ID 150351
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.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:-KB5001934
-KB5001942 For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 150351
File Name: smb_nt_ms21_jun_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/8/2021
Updated: 12/27/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31949
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-31949