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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (April 2019)
high Nessus Plugin ID 162036
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2019-0828)
Solution
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 162036
File Name: smb_nt_ms19_apr_excel_c2r.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/10/2022
Updated: 10/25/2023
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: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0828
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-0828