Detections
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MS06-012: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (905413)
high Nessus Plugin ID 21078
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Office.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Office that could allow arbitrary code to be run.To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have him open it. Then a bug in the font parsing handler would result in code execution.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2000, XP and 2003.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-012
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 21078
File Name: smb_nt_ms06-012.nasl
Version: 1.40
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/14/2006
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel, cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook, cpe:/a:microsoft:works, cpe:/a:microsoft:word, cpe:/a:microsoft:office
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-4131, CVE-2006-0009, CVE-2006-0028, CVE-2006-0029, CVE-2006-0030, CVE-2006-0031