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Security Updates for Microsoft PowerPoint Products (August 2024)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205595

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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-2024-38171)

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5002586 to address this issue.

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/5002586

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205595

File Name: smb_nt_ms24_aug_powerpoint.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/15/2024

Updated: 8/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2024-38171

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: 8/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38171

IAVA: 2024-A-0494

MSFT: MS24-5002586

MSKB: 5002586