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MS08-044: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Filters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924090)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 33873
Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Microsoft Office filters.Description
The remote host is running a version of some Microsoft Office filters that are subject to various flaws that could allow arbitrary code to be run.An attacker may use these to execute arbitrary code on this host.
To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it import it with Microsoft Office.
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/2008/ms08-044
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 33873
File Name: smb_nt_ms08-044.nasl
Version: 1.34
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/13/2008
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:project, cpe:/a:microsoft:office_converter_pack, cpe:/a:microsoft:works
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3018, CVE-2008-3019, CVE-2008-3020, CVE-2008-3021, CVE-2008-3460