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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (August 2024) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205484

Synopsis

The Microsoft Office product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Microsoft Office for Mac installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the august-13-2024 advisory.

 - Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38170, CVE-2024-38172)

 - Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38171)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Office for Mac version 16.88 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?268e87d3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205484

File Name: macos_ms24_aug_office.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 8/14/2024

Updated: 8/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38172

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:office

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38170, CVE-2024-38171, CVE-2024-38172